Neacomys dubosti

Neacomys dubosti, also known as Dubost's neacomys[2] or Dubost's bristly mouse,[1] is a species of South American rodent in the genus Neacomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in French Guiana, southeastern Suriname and nearby Amapá, Brazil.[1] It was not recognized as distinct from N. guianae until 2001.

Neacomys dubosti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Neacomys
Species:
N. dubosti
Binomial name
Neacomys dubosti
Voss, Lunde, and Simmons, 2001

References

  1. Patton and Catzeflis, 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • Patton, J. and Catzeflis, F. 2008. Neacomys dubosti. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 2, 2009.


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