Reig's montane mouse
Reig's montane mouse (Aepeomys reigi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Venezuela.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).[3]
| Reig's Montane Mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Aepeomys |
| Species: | A. reigi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aepeomys reigi Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001 | |
References
- Ochoa, J.; Aguilera, M.; Gómez-Laverde, M. & Rivas, B. (2008). "Aepeomys reigi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136484A4298614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136484A4298614.en.
- Ochoa G, J.; M. Aguilera; V. Pacheco & O. J. Soriano (2001). "A new species of Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Andes of Venezuela" (PDF). Mammalian Biology. 66: 228–237. ISSN 1616-5047.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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