Neacomys paracou Voss, Lunde & Simmons 2001 ...
451. Paracou Bristly Mouse Neacomys paracou French: Néacomys de Paracou / German: Paracou-Stachelreisratte / Spanish: Raton erizado de Paracou Other common names: Paracou Neacomys, Paracou Spiny Mouse Taxonomy. Neacomys paracou Voss, Lunde & Simmons, 2001, Paracou [= Domaine Experimental Paracou...
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| Summary: | 451. Paracou Bristly Mouse Neacomys paracou French: Néacomys de Paracou / German: Paracou-Stachelreisratte / Spanish: Raton erizado de Paracou Other common names: Paracou Neacomys, Paracou Spiny Mouse Taxonomy. Neacomys paracou Voss, Lunde & Simmons, 2001, Paracou [= Domaine Experimental Paracou], French Guiana. Populations in Brazilian Para state apparently belong to an undescribed species. Monotypic. Distribution. Extreme E Venezuela, the Guianas, and N Brazil (Amazonas, Para, and Amapa states). Descriptive notes. Head-body 70-83 mm, tail 65-81 mm, ear 12-15 mm, hindfoot 18-21 mm; weight 10-19 g (mean 14 g). The Paracou Bristly Mouse is small, characterized by very short outer pedal digits and short, usually unicolored,tail (sometimes weakly bicolored basally), with large scales. Dorsum is coarsely grizzled tawny brown or reddish brown, somewhat paler on sides; venter is abruptly paler, often pure white from chin to anus, but sometimes with orange pectoral markings; broad lateral line of clear buff or ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, pp. 204-535 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 438, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 ... |
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