Neacomys paracou

Voss, D. P. Lunde, & Simmons, 2001

Paracou 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

Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. and Simmons, N.B. 2001. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 263:1-236.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/167750

Original name as described

Neacomys paracou

Other common names

Paracou Neacomys · Paracou Spiny Mouse

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1995-1020

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Paracou [= Domaine Experimental Paracou], French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002583

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Names and synonyms

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Neacomys paracou

Voss, D. P. Lunde, & Simmons, 2001

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paracou

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1995-1020

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136352/22353008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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