How many species of mammals are there in Brazil? New records of rare rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from Amazonia raise the current known diversity

How many species of mammals are there in Brazil? New records of rare rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from Amazonia raise the current known diversity

Background Since 1996, when Vivo questioned how many species of mammals occur in Brazil, there has been a huge effort to assess this biodiversity. In this contribution, we present new records for rare species of the sigmodontine rodent genera Rhagomys and Neusticomys previously unknown to Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Alexandre R. Percequillo, Jeronymo Dalapicolla, Edson F. Abreu-Júnior, Paulo Ricardo O. Roth, Katia M.P.M.B. Ferraz, Elisandra A. Chiquito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-12-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Mammalia
Rhagomys
Neusticomys
Neotropical region
Species distribution models
MaxEnt
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4071.pdf

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