Phaenomys ferrugineus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Wiedomyini
Genus: Phaenomys
Species: Phaenomys ferrugineus

Name

• Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894)

Holotype: BMNH 76.12.8.3, indet., skin and skull.

Type locality: “Rio Janeiro [= Rio de Janeiro],” Brazil.

Combinations

• Oryzomys ferrugineus Thomas, 1894: 352 [original combination]
• [Thomasomys] ferrugineus: Thomas, 1906: 443 [name combination]
• Phaenomys ferrugineus: Thomas, 1917: 196 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1894. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 14: 346–366.
• Thomas, O. 1906. Notes on South-American rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 18: 442–448.
• Thomas, O. 1917. On the arrangement of the South American rats allied to Oryzomys and Rhipidomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8, 20: 192–198.

Additional references

• Vaz, S.M. 2000. Sobre a distribuição geográfica de Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas) (Rodentia, Muridae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 17: 183–186.
• Bonvicino, C.R., Oliveira, J.A., D’Andrea, P.S. & Carvalho, R.W. 2001. The endemic Atlantic Forest rodent Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894) (Sigmodontinae): new data on its morphology and karyology. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Zoologia 467: 1–12.

Links

• Phaenomys ferrugineus 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: Phaenomys ferrugineus  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Rusty Phaenomys
português do Brasil: Rato-do-mato-ferrugíneo