Neacomys

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.[1] Neacomys species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but N. pictus occurs in Panama and N. tenuipes in montane Colombia.[2]

Neacomys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Neacomys
Thomas, 1900
Type species
Hesperomys spinosus
Thomas, 1882
Species

See text.

Species

There are currently about 19 described species in the genus.[2][3][4][5]

  • Neacomys aletheia — upper Juruá bristly mouse
  • Neacomys amoenus — pleasant bristly mouse
  • Neacomys dubosti — Dubost's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys guianae — Guiana bristly mouse
  • Neacomys elieceri — Eliecer's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys jau — Jaú bristly mouse
  • Neacomys macedoruizi — Macedo Ruiz's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys marajoara — Marajó bristly mouse
  • Neacomys minutus — small bristly mouse
  • Neacomys musseri — Musser's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys paracou — Paracou bristly mouse
  • Neacomys pictus — painted bristly mouse
  • Neacomys rosalindae — Rosalind's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys serranensis
  • Neacomys spinosus — large bristly mouse
  • Neacomys tenuipes — narrow-footed bristly mouse
  • Neacomys vargasllosai — Vargas Llosa's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys vossi — Voss's bristly mouse
  • Neacomys xingu — Xingu bristly mouse

References

  1. Weksler, 2006
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. Semedo, Thiago Borges Fernandes; Silva, Maria Nazareth Ferreira Da; Gutiérrez, Eliécer E.; Ferreira, Daniela Cristina; Nunes, Mario Da Silva; Mendes-Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Farias, Izeni Pires; Rossi, Rogério Vieira (September 2020). "Systematics of Neotropical Spiny Mice, Genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Southeastern Amazonia, with Descriptions of Three New Species". American Museum Novitates. 2020 (3958): 1–43. doi:10.1206/3958.1. ISSN 0003-0082.
  5. Colmenares-Pinzón, Javier E. (2021-02-02). "Calling for a reassessment of rodent diversity in Colombia: description of a new species of Neacomys (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini) from the Magdalena Valley, with a new phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus and comments on its diversification". Zootaxa. 4920 (4): 451–494. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4920.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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