Neacomys musseri
J. L. Patton, M. N. F. da Silva, & Malcolm, 2000
Musser's 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
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Patton, J.L., Silva, M.N.F. da and Malcolm, J.R. 2000. Mammals of the Rio Juruá and the evolutionary and ecological diversification of Amazonia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 244:1-306.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62510243Original name as described
Neacomys musseri
Other common names
Musser's Neacomys · Musser's Spiny Mouse
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:171486
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:171486Type locality
"72 km NE Paucartambo (by road), at km 152, Departamento de Cusco, Perú. 1460m."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Brazil · Bolivia?
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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