Holochilus oxe
J. R. Prado, Knowles, & Percequillo, 2021
Brazilian Northeastern Marsh 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 | : Holochilus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Prado, J.R., Knowles, L.L. and Percequillo, A.R. 2021-12-30. A new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 102(6):1564-1582.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab104Original name as described
Holochilus oxe
Type material
MUFAL 00023
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Estação Ecológica de Murici, Alagoas, Brazil, at 9°12′36″S, 35°52′12″W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on populations previously attributed to H. sciureus
Taxonomy notes citation
Prado, J. R., Knowles, L. L., & Percequillo, A. R. (2021). A new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, XX(X), 1-19.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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