Cerradomys subflavus

Cerradomys subflavus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Cerradomys
Species:
C. subflavus
Binomial name
Cerradomys subflavus
(Wagner, 1842)
Synonyms

Mus vulpinus Lund, 1840
Hesperomys subflavus Wagner, 1842
Mus vulpinoides Schinz, 1845
Oryzomys subflavus: Thomas, 1901
[Cerradomys] subflavus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

Cerradomys subflavus, also known as the terraced rice rat[1] or flavescent oryzomys,[2] is a rodent species from South America in the genus Cerradomys. It is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Populations in Bolivia, Paraguay, and elsewhere in Brazil that were previously placed in this species are now classified as various other species of Cerradomys.[3]

  1. ^ a b Percequillo and Langguth, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. ^ Percequillo et al., 2008