Calassomys apicalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Phyllotini
Genus: Calassomys
Species: Calassomys apicalis

Name

• Calassomys apicalis Pardiñas, Lessa, Teta, Salazar-Bravo & Câmara, 2014: 203

Holotype: MCN/PUC-MG 2785, adult ♂, skin, skull and partial postcranial skeleton.

Type locality: “Brazil, Minas Gerais, Sempre Vivas National Park, 3.25 km by road NW Macacos, Pedreira do Gaio (17º57'50"S, 43º47"18"W, 1,251 m asl).”

References

Primary references

• Pardiñas, U.F.J., Lessa, G., Teta, P., Salazar-Bravo, J. & Câmara, E.M.V.C. 2014. A new genus of sigmodontine rodent from eastern Brazil and the origin of the tribe Phyllotini. Journal of Mammalogy 95(2): 201–215. DOI: 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-208 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pardiñas, U.F.J. & Patton, J.L. 2015. Genus Calassomys Pardiñas, Lessa, Salazar-Bravo, and Câmara, 2014. Pp. 479-481 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Calaça’s White- tailed Mouse