Cerradomys akroai
Bonvicino, Casado, & Weksler, 2014
Akroa Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Cerradomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Bonvicino, C.R., Casado, F. and Weksler, M. 2014-12. A new species of Cerradomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Central Brazil, with remarks on the taxonomy of the genus. Zoologia (Curitiba) 31(6):525-540.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702014000600002Original name as described
Cerradomys akroai
Other common names
Akroa Cerradomys
Type material
MN 80491
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
near Porto Franco Hydroelectric Dam, Novo Jardim municipality, Tocantins, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Bonvicino, C. R., Casado, F., & Weksler, M. (2014). A new species of Cerradomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Central Brazil, with remarks on the taxonomy of the genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 31(6), 525-540.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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