Neacomys marajoara

Semedo, M. N. F. da Silva, Gutiérrez, D. C. Ferreira, M. da S. Nunes, Mendes-Oliveira, Farias, & R. V. Rossi, 2020

Marajó Bristly Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Neacomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Semedo, T.B.F., Silva, M.N.F. da, Gutiérrez, E.E., Ferreira, D.C., Nunes, M. da S., Mendes-Oliveira, A.C., Farias, I.P. and Rossi, R.V. 2020-09-05. Systematics of Neotropical spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from southeastern Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species. American Museum Novitates 3958:1-43.

Original name as described

Neacomys marajoara

Type material

MPEG 40432

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Tauari Farm, municipality of Chaves, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil (0°39′S, 50°11′W).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Semedo, T. B. F., da Silva, M. N. F., Gutiérrez, E. E., Ferreira, D. C., Nunes, M. da S., Mendes-Oliveira, A. C., Farias, I. P., & Rossi, R. V. (2020). Systematics of the Neotropical spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Southeastern Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species. American Museum Novitates, 3958, 1-43.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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