Maria Nazareth F. da Silva

Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva is a zoologist from Manaus, Brazil.

Da Silva has, for many years, specialised in the study of Amazonian mammals. She has described several new species of mammals, most of which are rodents: * ''Metachirus aritanai'', the Aritana's brown four-eyed opossum * ''Saguinus kulina'', the Kulinas' mustached tamarin * ''Plecturocebus grovesi'', the Alta Floresta titi * ''Cacajao ayresi'', the Aracá uakari * ''Cacajao hosomi'', the Neblina uakari * ''Coendou ichillus'', the Streaked dwarf porcupine * ''Coendou roosmalenorum'', the Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine * ''Mesomys occultus'', the Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat * ''Proechimys echinothrix'', the Stiff-spine spiny rat * ''Proechimys gardneri'', the Gardner's spiny rat * ''Proechimys kulinae'', the Kulina spiny rat. * ''Proechimys pattoni'', the Patton's spiny rat * ''Neacomys aletheia'', the Upper Juruá bristly mouse * ''Neacomys elieceri'', the Eliécer’s bristly mouse * ''Neacomys jau'', the Jaú bristly mouse * ''Neacomys marajoara'', the Marajó bristly mouse * ''Neacomys minutus'', the Minute bristly mouse * ''Neacomys musseri'', the Musser's bristly mouse * ''Neacomys vossi'', the Voss's bristly mouse * ''Neacomys xingu'', the Xingu bristly mouse * ''Rhipidomys gardneri'', the Gardner's climbing mouse

She has written, and contributed to, many papers and articles on the subject, and currently works for the National Institute of Amazonian Research. Provided by Wikipedia