Brucepattersonius guarani

Brucepattersonius guarani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Brucepattersonius
Species: B. guarani
Binomial name
Brucepattersonius guarani
Mares and Braun, 2000

Brucepattersonius guarani, also known as the Guaraní akodont[2] or Guaraní brucie,[3] is a South American rodent in the genus Brucepattersonius. It is known from a single specimen from Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina, at the southern end of the Atlantic Forest.[1] The species is protected by Moconá Provincial Park but is threatened by deforestation in nearby areas.

References

  1. 1 2 D'Elia et al., 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005; D'Elia et al., 2008
  3. Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited


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