Necromys amoenus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Necromys
Species: Necromys amoenus

Name

• Necromys amoenus (Thomas, 1900)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Calalla, rio Colca, near Sumbay, [Arequipa,] Peru, elevation 3500 m.”

Combinations

• Akodon amoenus Thomas, 1900: 468 [original combination]
• Bolomys amoenus: Thomas, 1916: 340 [name combination]
• Necromys amoenus: Massoia, 1985: 4 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1900. New Peruvian species of Conepatus, Phyllotis, and Akodon. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7 6: 466–469.
• Thomas, O. 1916. The grouping of the South-American Muridae commonly referred to Akodon. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8 18: 336–340.
• Massoia, E. 1985. El estado sistemático de algunos muroideos estudiados por Ameghino en 1889 con la revalidación del género Necromys (Mammalia, Rodentia, Myomorpha). Circ. Inf. Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 14: 4.

Links

• Necromys amoenus 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: Necromys amoenus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Pleasant Akodont