Cerradomys marinhus, also known as Marinho's rice rat,[1] is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[2] It was formerly known as Oryzomys marinhus,[3] but was transferred to the new genus Cerradomys in 2006.[4]

Cerradomys marinhus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Cerradomys
Species:
C. marinhus
Binomial name
Cerradomys marinhus
(Bonvicino, 2003)
Synonyms

Oryzomys marinhus Bonvicino, 2003
[Cerradomys] marinhus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

References

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  1. ^ a b Bonvicino, C.R.; Percequillo, A. (2019). "Cerradomys marinhus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136511A22338533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136511A22338533.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Percequillo et al., 2008
  3. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  4. ^ Weksler et al., 2006

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