Neacomys jau

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Neacomys
Species: Neacomys jau

Name

Neacomys jau Semedo, Silva, Carmignotto & Rossi, 2021: 1126

• Holotype: INPA 4190, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva on 10 November 1996.
• Type locality: “Right bank of Rio Jaú (above mouth), a right-bank tributary of Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (01°57′54″ S, 61°29′14″ W)”.

References

Primary references

• Semedo, T.B.F., Silva, M.N.F., Carmignotto, A.P. & Rossi, R.V. 2021. Three new species of spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from Brazilian Amazonia. Systematics and Biodiversity 19(8): 1113–1134. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1980449 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Jaú Bristly Mouse