Neacomys marci

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

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

Name

Neacomys marci Brito & Tinoco in Tinoco et al., 2023: 1995

• Holotype: MECN 6232 (field number JBM 2307), adult ♀, skin, skull and skeleton, collected by J. Brito, J. Curay and K. Cuji on 18 November 2020.
• Type locality: “Reserva Dracula, Estación Fisher, Parroquia Chical, Cantón Tulcán, Provincia Carchi, Ecuador, Coordinates: 1.006667, -78.2247; WGS84 taken by GPS at the site of collection; elevation 1,067 m”.

References

Primary references

• Tinoco, N., Koch, C., Colmenares-Pinzón, J.E., Castellanos, F.X. & Brito M., J. 2023. New species of the Spiny Mouse genus Neacomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from northwestern Ecuador. Zookeys 1175: 187–221. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1175.106113 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Marc’s White-throated Spiny Mouse