Cerradomys goytaca
W. C. Tavares, Pessôa, & P. R. Gonçalves, 2011
Goytaca 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
Tavares, W.C., Pessôa, L.M. and Gonçalves, P.R. 2011-06-09. New species of Cerradomys from coastal sandy plains of southeastern Brazil (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy 92(3):645-658.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/10-MAMM-096.1Original name as described
Cerradomys goytaca
Other common names
Goytaca Cerradomys · Goytacá Cerradomys
Type material
MN 73177
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Parque Nacional Restinga de Jurubatiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Tavares, W. C., Pessôa, L. M., & Gonçalves, P. R. (2011). New species of Cerradomys from coastal sandy plains of southeastern Brazil (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 92(3), 645-658.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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