Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Brucepattersonius
Species: Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Name

• Brucepattersonius griserufescens Hershkovitz, 1998: 233

Holotype: MNRJ 32016, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Terreirão, Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil, elevation 2400 meters.”

Synonyms

• Brucepattersonius albinasus Hershkovitz, 1998: 235 [synonymised by Vilela, Oliveira & Bonvicino, 2006: 67]

Holotype: MNRJ 32017, adult ♀, skin, skull and body in alcohol.

Type locality “Pico da Bandeira, Parque Nacional de Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil, elevation, 2700 meters.”

References

Primary references

• Hershkovitz, P. 1998. Report on some sigmodontine rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 47(3-4): 193–256.
• Vilela, J.F., Oliveira, J.A. & Bonvicino, C.R. 2006. Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Zootaxa 1199: 61–68. Abstract & excerpt

Additional references

• Bonvicino, C.R., Penna-Firme, V. & Seuanez, H.N. 1998. The karyotype of Brucepattersonius griserufescens Hershkovitz, 1998 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) with comments on distribution and taxonomy. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 63: 329–335.

Links

• Brucepattersonius griserufescens in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Brucepattersonius griserufescens  (Data Deficient)