''Brucepattersonius guarani'', also known as the Guaraní akodont or Guaraní brucie,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a

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rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the genus ''

Brucepattersonius ''Brucepattersonius'' is a genus of rodents within the tribe Akodontini from southeastern South America. Also known as brucies, the genus is named after Bruce Patterson, MacArthur Curator at the Department of Zoology (Mammals), at the Field Mus ...

''. It is known from a single specimen from

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in northeastern

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, at the southern end of the Atlantic Forest. The species is protected by Moconá Provincial Park but is threatened by deforestation in nearby areas.

References

Literature cited

*Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. *Patton, J.L., Pardiñas Ulyses F.J., D'Elia, G.
Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents

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