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Zygodontomys brunneus Thomas 1898

Description

Zygodontomys brunneus Thomas 1898

Zygodontomys brunneus Thomas 1898, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 2: 269.

Type Locality: Colombia, "El Saibal, W. Cundinamarca " (indeterminate location of type locality discussed by Voss, 1991 a).

Vernacular Names: Brown Zygodont.

Synonyms: Zygodontomys borreroi (Hernandez-Camacho 1957).

Distribution: Intermontane valleys of N Colombia, 350-1300 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Relegated to a subspecies of Z. brevicauda by Gyldenstolpe (1932) and Hershkovitz (1962), but specific status documented by Voss (1991 a).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1186, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Zygodontomys
Species
brunneus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Zygodontomys brunneus Thomas, 1898 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Voss, R. S. 1991 a. An introduction to the Neotropical muroid rodent genus Zygodontomys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 210: 1 - 113.
  • Gyldenstolpe, N. 1932. A manual of Neotropical sigmodont rodents. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien, 11: 1 - 164.
  • Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.