Neacomys oliveirai
Caccavo & Weksler, 2021
João Oliveira’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
Authority citation
Caccavo, A. and Weksler, M. 2021-06-24. Systematics of the rodent genus Neacomys Thomas (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): two new species and a discussion on carotid patterns. Journal of Mammalogy 102(3):852-878.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab037Original name as described
Neacomys oliveirai
Other common names
João Oliveira’s Spiny Mouse
Type material
MN 73854
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Floresta Nacional de Carajás, municipality of Paraopebas, state of Pará, Brazil, elevation of 654 m (6°2′49.21″S, 50°15′40.73″W)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Caccavo, A., & Weksler, M. (2021). Systematics of the rodent genus Neacomys Thomas (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): two new species and a discussion on carotid patterns. Journal of Mammalogy, XX(X): 1-27.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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