Blackish grass mouse
| Blackish grass mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Thaptomys Thomas, 1916 |
| Species: | T. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaptomys nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829) | |
The blackish grass mouse (Thaptomys nigrita) also formerly called the ebony akodont, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is the only species in the genus Thaptomys.[2]
References
- ↑ Patton, J., Catzeflis, F., Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. D'Elia, G. & Pardinas, U. (2008). Thaptomys nigrita. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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