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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Brucepattersonius
SPECIES Brucepattersonius griserufescens
Author: | Hershkovitz, 1998. | Citation: | Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 47: 233. | Common Name: | Gray-bellied Akodont | Type Locality: | Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Parque Nacional de Caparaó, Terreirao, 2400 m | Distribution: | Humid montane forest and scrub, 1300-2700 m, E Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil. | Comments: | Distribution amplified and karyotype reported by Bonvicino et al. (1998b), who noted that it (2n = 52, FN = 52-53) differs from all Oxymycterus species so far examined (2n = 54, FN = 64; see Bonvicino et al., 1998b). |
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