''Neacomys musseri'', also known as Musser's neacomys or Musser's bristly mouse,
[Duff and Lawson, 2004] is a
rodent
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species
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from
South America
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. It is found in far western
Brazil
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and southeastern
Peru
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.
References
*Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004
Mammals of the World: A checklist New Haven: A & C Black. .
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Neacomys
Mammals described in 2000
Taxa named by James L. Patton
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