Neacomys jau
Semedo, M. N. F. da Silva, Carmignotto, & R. V. Rossi, 2021
Jaú 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
Semedo, T.B.F., Silva, M.N.F. da, Carmignotto, A.P. and Rossi, R.V. 2021-11-17. Three new species of spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Brazilian Amazonia. Systematics and Biodiversity 19(8):1113-1134.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2021.1980449Original name as described
Neacomys jau
Other common names
Jaú Spiny Mouse
Type material
INPA 4190
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Right bank of Rio Jaú (above mouth), a right-bank tributary of Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (01° 57′ 54” S, 61° 29′ 14” W)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Semedo, T. B. F., da Silva, M. N. F., Carmignotto, A. P., & Rossi, R. V. (2021). Three new species of spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Brazilian Amazonia. Systematics and Biodiversity, 0(0), 1-22.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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