Neacomys guianae
Neacomys guianae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Neacomys |
Species: | N. guianae |
Binomial name | |
Neacomys guianae Thomas, 1905 |
Neacomys guianae, also known as the Guianan neacomys[2] or Guiana bristly mouse,[1] is a nocturnal rodent species from South America. It is found in lowland tropical rainforests in northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.[1] Its diet consists of insects, seeds and fruit.[1]
References
[edit]Literature cited
[edit]- Patton, J. and Catzeflis, F. 2008. Neacomys guianae. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 25, 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