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Neacomys Vargasllosai
The genus ''Neacomys'', also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to ''Oligoryzomys'', ''Oreoryzomys'', and ''Microryzomys''. ''Neacomys'' species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but '' N. pictus'' occurs in Panama and '' N. tenuipes'' in montane Colombia.Musser and Carleton, 2005 Species There are currently about 24 described species in the genus. *'' Neacomys aletheia'' — upper Juruá bristly mouse *'' Neacomys amoenus'' — pleasant bristly mouse *'' Neacomys dubosti'' — Dubost's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys guianae'' — Guiana bristly mouse *''Neacomys elieceri'' — Eliecer's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys jau'' — Jaú bristly mouse *'' Neacomys macedoruizi'' — Macedo Ruiz's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys marajoara'' — Marajó bristly mouse *'' Neacomys marci'' - Marc's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys minutus'' — small bristly mouse *'' Neacomys ...
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Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appointed to the museum secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the zoological department in 1878. In 1891, Thomas married Mary Kane, daughter of Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet, Sir Andrew Clark, heiress to a small fortune, which gave him the finances to hire mammal collectors and present their specimens to the museum. He also did field work himself in Western Europe and South America. His wife shared his interest in natural history, and accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1896, when William Henry Flower took control of the department, he hired Richard Lydekker to rearrange the exhibitions, allowing Thomas to concentrate on these new specimens. Thomas viewed his taxonomy efforts from the scope of British impe ...
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Neacomys Dubosti
''Neacomys dubosti'', also known as Dubost's neacomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or Dubost's bristly mouse, is a species of South American rodent in the genus ''Neacomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in French Guiana, southeastern Suriname and nearby Amapá, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... It was not recognized as distinct from '' N. guianae'' until 2001. References *Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.)Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. *Patton, J. and Catzeflis, F. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2.www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded o ...
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Neacomys Vossi
The genus ''Neacomys'', also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to ''Oligoryzomys'', ''Oreoryzomys'', and ''Microryzomys''. ''Neacomys'' species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but '' N. pictus'' occurs in Panama and '' N. tenuipes'' in montane Colombia.Musser and Carleton, 2005 Species There are currently about 24 described species in the genus. *'' Neacomys aletheia'' — upper Juruá bristly mouse *'' Neacomys amoenus'' — pleasant bristly mouse *''Neacomys dubosti'' — Dubost's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys guianae'' — Guiana bristly mouse *''Neacomys elieceri'' — Eliecer's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys jau'' — Jaú bristly mouse *'' Neacomys macedoruizi'' — Macedo Ruiz's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys marajoara'' — Marajó bristly mouse *'' Neacomys marci'' - Marc's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys minutus'' — small bristly mouse *'' Neacomys m ...
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Neacomys Paracou
''Neacomys paracou'', also known as the Paracou neacomys or Paracou bristly mouse,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a rodent species from South America in the genus ''Neacomys''. It is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and southeastern Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com .... References *Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004 Mammals of the World: A checklist New Haven: A & C Black. . * Neacomys Mammals described in 2001 {{Sigmodontinae-stub ...
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Neacomys Musseri
''Neacomys musseri'', also known as Musser's neacomys or Musser's bristly mouse,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a rodent species from South America. It is found in far western Brazil and southeastern Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac .... References *Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004 Mammals of the World: A checklist New Haven: A & C Black. . * * Neacomys Mammals described in 2000 Taxa named by James L. Patton {{Sigmodontinae-stub ...
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Neacomys Minutus
''Neacomys minutus'', also known as the minute neacomys, the small bristly mouse,Duff, A.; Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. . or the minute spiny mouse, is a rodent species from South America in the genus ''Neacomys''. It is found in Brazil. Description A small mouse, ''Neacomys minutus'' has a head-and-body length of and a tail of . The upper parts are clad in rather coarse fur which is dark orangish-brown and finely grizzled with black; the underparts are pale and there are short, grooved spines mixed in with the fur. The tail is sparsely haired and is bicoloured, being dark above and pale beneath. The ears are small and rounded, and the hind feet are slender and have naked soles, the central three of the five claws being considerably longer than the outer ones. Distribution and habitat ''N. minutus'' is found in the Amazon basin in western Brazil and eastern Peru. Its range includes the middle and lower basin of the Juruá River in ...
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Neacomys Marci
''Neacomys marci'', also known as Marc's bristly mouse is a species of rodent in the genus ''Neacomys'' of family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ... that is found only in Ecuador. References marci Mammals described in 2023 {{Sigmodontinae-stub ...
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Neacomys Marajoara
The genus ''Neacomys'', also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to ''Oligoryzomys'', ''Oreoryzomys'', and ''Microryzomys''. ''Neacomys'' species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but '' N. pictus'' occurs in Panama and '' N. tenuipes'' in montane Colombia.Musser and Carleton, 2005 Species There are currently about 24 described species in the genus. *'' Neacomys aletheia'' — upper Juruá bristly mouse *'' Neacomys amoenus'' — pleasant bristly mouse *''Neacomys dubosti'' — Dubost's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys guianae'' — Guiana bristly mouse *''Neacomys elieceri'' — Eliecer's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys jau'' — Jaú bristly mouse *'' Neacomys macedoruizi'' — Macedo Ruiz's bristly mouse *'' Neacomys marajoara'' — Marajó bristly mouse *''Neacomys marci'' - Marc's bristly mouse *''Neacomys minutus'' — small bristly mouse *''Neacomys muss ...
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