Scientific name Neacomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Sigmodontinae | |
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Lower classifications Neacomys spinosus, Neacomys guianae, Neacomys tenuipes, Neacomys dubosti, Neacomys pictus |
The genus Neacomys, also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to Oligoryzomys, Oreoryzomys, and Microryzomys. Neacomys species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but N. pictus occurs in Panama and N. tenuipes in montane Colombia. In Amazonia, there is a single large species, N. spinosus, and a number of smaller ones, including N. dubosti, N. guianae, N. paracou, N. minutus, N. musseri, and various others that remain undescribed.
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