Cerradomys marinhus explained

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

Literature cited

• Bonvicino, C.R.. Percequillo, A.. Cerradomys marinhus . 2019. 2019. . IUCN. e.T136511A22338533 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136511A22338533.en . 21 May 2019.
  • Percequillo, A.R., E. Hingst-Zaher, and C.R. Bonvicino. 2008. Systematic review of genus Cerradomys Weksler, Percequillo and Voss, 2006 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with description of two new species from Eastern Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3622: 1–46.
• Weksler . M. . Percequillo . A. R. . Voss . R. S. . Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) . American Museum Novitates . 3537 . 1–29 . . 2006-10-19 . 2246/5815 . 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. 84088556 .

Notes and References

1. Percequillo et al., 2008
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. Weksler et al., 2006