Neacomys xingu

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida 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 xingu

Name

Neacomys xingu Semedo, Silva, Gutiérrez, Ferreira, Nunes, Mendes-Oliveira, Farias & Rossi, 2020: 30

• Holotype: UFMT 1268, adult ♀, skin, skull and postcranial skeleton, collected by Cleuton Lima Miranda on 28 August 2009.
• Type locality: “Flona Tapirapé-Aquiri, Marabá, Pará, Brazil (5°46′S, 50°32′W)”.

References

Primary references

• Semedo, T.B.F., Silva, M.N.F., Gutiérrez, E.E., Ferreira, D.C., Nunes, M.S., Mendes-Oliveira, A.C., Farias, I.P. & Rossi, R.V. 2020. Systematics of Neotropical spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from southeastern Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species. American Museum Novitates 3958: 1–43. DOI: 10.1206/3958.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Xingu Bristly Mouse