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Brucepattersonius griserufescens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Cricetidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Brucepattersonius

Scientific name
  
Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Similar
  
Brucepattersonius, MacConnell's Rice Rat, Cerradomys scotti

Brucepattersonius griserufescens, also known as the gray-bellied akodont or grey-bellied brucie, is a rodent in the cricetid genus Brucepattersonius from southeastern Brazil, specifically the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro between 1,300 and 2,700 meters. It was one of four species of Brucepattersonius described by Hershkovitz in 1998; another, Brucepattersonius albinasus, also known as the white-nosed akodont or white-nosed brucie, was later argued to be the same as B. griserufescens, though further work is needed to confirm this. It is threatened by habitat loss but is also protected by Caparaó National Park.

Literature cited

  • Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
  • Hershkovitz, P. (1998). Report of some sigmodontinae rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with description of a new genus and six new species. Bonner Zoologische Beitraege, 47, 193-256.
  • Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Brucepattersonius griserufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  • 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
  • Vilela, J. F., J. A. de Oliveira, and C. R. Bonvicino (2006). Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Zootaxa, 1199, 61-68.
  • Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, Ulyses F.J., D'Elía Guillermo (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, 213.
  • References

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