Aepeomys reigi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Aepeomys
Species: Aepeomys reigi

Name

• Aepeomys reigi Ochoa G., Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001: 230

Holotype: CVUSB 928, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “El Blanquito, Parque Nacional Yacambü, 17 km SE Sanare, Lara State, Venezuela, 1 600 m (approx. 9°40' N; 69°37' W).”

References

Primary references

• Ochoa G., J., Aguilera, M., Pacheco, V. & Soriano, P.J. 2001. A new species of Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Mammalian Biology 66(4): 228–237. Reference page. 

Links

• Aepeomys reigi in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Aepeomys reigi  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Reig’s Aepeomys, Reig’s Montane Mouse