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Callistomys pictus

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Callistomys pictus (Pictet 1841)

[Nelomys] pictus Pictet 1841, Not. Anim. Nouv. Mus. Geneve: 29.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Painted Tree-rat.

Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Echimys pictus.

Discussion: Previously included in the genus Isothrix (Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1940; Patton and Emmons, 1985; Waterhouse, 1848), Nelomys (Goldman, 1916; Pictet, 1843; Thomas, 1916 e, f), or Echimys (Moojen, 1952; Tate, 1935), but placed in a new genus, Callistomys, by Emmons and Vucetich (1998).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, pp. 1575-1592 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1577, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/F44B816F7E0FD7FCE40602B62312932D (URL)
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https://www.gbif.org/species/231549256 (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Pictet
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Callistomys
Species
pictus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Callistomys pictus (Pictet, 1841) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Ellerman, J. R. 1940. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. 1. Rodents other than Muridae. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 689 pp.
  • Patton, J. L., and L. Emmons. 1985. A review of the genus Isothrix (Rodentia, Echimyidae). American Museum Novitates, 2817: 1 - 14.
  • Goldman, E. A. 1916. Notes on the genera Isothrix Wagner and Phyllomys Lund. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 29: 125 - 128.
  • Pictet, F. - J. 1843. Seconde notice sur les animaux nouveaux ou peu connus de Musee de Geneve. Memoires Societe de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve, 10: 201 - 213.
  • Thomas, O. 1916 e. On the generic names Rattus and Phyllomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 18: 240.
  • Moojen, J. 1952. Os roedores do Brasil. Biblioteca Cientifica Brasileira, ser. A, 2: 1 - 214.
  • Emmons, L. H., and M. G. Vucetich. 1998. The identity of Winge's Lasiuromys villosus and the description of a new genus of echimyid rodent (Rodentia: Echimyidae). American Museum Novitates, 3223: 1 - 12.