Juliomys ossitenuis

Juliomys ossitenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Juliomys
Species:	J. ossitenuis
Binomial name
	Juliomys ossitenuis; Costa, Pavan, Leite, & Fagundes, 2007

Juliomys ossitenuis is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae native to South America.[1][2]

Taxonomy

This rodent is in the Kingdom Animalia. They are found in the Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, and Order Rodentia.[3] Its specific epithet is named Juliomys ossitenuis.[3] They belong to the Family Cricetidae and Subfamily Sigmodontinae.[3]

Habitat

They can survive in habitats that accumulate heavy amounts of rain.[2]

Biology

Three types of hair are present in the dorsal region of this species' fur: aristiform, setiform and villiform.[3] The ventral coat is maize yellow, paws in dorsal view are light orange (apricot yellow and dark orange), tail is smooth and intensely bi-colored dorsoventrally, presence and absence of tufts of hair at the tip of the tail, and ventral coat banding pattern, with a gray base corresponding to approximately half and one third of the coat length.[3]

Karyotype

The karyotypes of this rodent is 2n = 20 and NA = 36.[3]

References

"Oldstyle id: c96ecdceb715cc84aaaccb0bf8acb52e". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Grazzini, Guilherme; Mochi-Junior, Cássio; Oliveira, Heloisa; Pontes, Jaqueline; Almeida, Fernanda; Almeida, Fernanda; Hass, Iris; Tiepolo, Liliani (2015). "First record of Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil". Check List. 11 (2): 1561. doi:10.15560/11.2.1561 – via Google Scholar.
Aguieiras, Marcia; Almeida dos Santos, Brunna; Azamor, Luana; Barbosa, Jean; Bezerra, Ana; Camilo da Silva, Kelly; Geise, Lena (2013). "Primeiro registro de Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 e simpatria com Juliomys pictipes (Osgood, 1933) (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) na Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro". Bol. Soc. Bras. Mastozool. 68: 57–64 – via Google Scholar.

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[1] "Oldstyle id: c96ecdceb715cc84aaaccb0bf8acb52e". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

[:0-2] Grazzini, Guilherme; Mochi-Junior, Cássio; Oliveira, Heloisa; Pontes, Jaqueline; Almeida, Fernanda; Almeida, Fernanda; Hass, Iris; Tiepolo, Liliani (2015). "First record of Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil". Check List. 11 (2): 1561. doi:10.15560/11.2.1561 – via Google Scholar.

[:1-3] Aguieiras, Marcia; Almeida dos Santos, Brunna; Azamor, Luana; Barbosa, Jean; Bezerra, Ana; Camilo da Silva, Kelly; Geise, Lena (2013). "Primeiro registro de Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 e simpatria com Juliomys pictipes (Osgood, 1933) (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) na Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro". Bol. Soc. Bras. Mastozool. 68: 57–64 – via Google Scholar.