Wilfredomys oenax

Wilfredomys oenax

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Wiedomyini
Genus: Wilfredomys
Species: Wilfredomys oenax

Name

• Wilfredomys oenax (Thomas, 1928)

Holotype: BMNH 27.11.19.44, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Rio Grande do Sul. Type from San Lorenzo [=São Lorenço do Sul].”

Combinations

• Thomasomys oenax Thomas, 1928: 154 [original combination]
• Wilfredomys oenax: Avila-Pires, 1960: 4 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1928. A new Thomasomys from Rio Grande do Sul. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 10, 1: 154–155.
• Avila-Pires, F.D. 1960. Um novo gênero de roedor sulamericano. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Zoologia 220: 1–6.

Additional references

• González, E.M. & Oliveira, J.A. 1997. La distribución geográfica de Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos (Wied, 1821) y Wilfredomys oenax (Thomas, 1928) (Rodentia: Muroidea). 12th Jornadas Argentinas de Mastozoología Resúmenes.
• Brandão, M.V. 2015. The presence of Wilfredomys oenax (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil: a locally extinct species? Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 55(4): 69–80. DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2015.55.04

Links

• Wilfredomys oenax 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: Wilfredomys oenax  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Red-nosed Tree Mouse
polski: Oryginałek urugwajski
português do Brasil: Rato-do-mato