Cerradomys subflavus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Cerradomys |
Species: | C. subflavus |
Binomial name | |
Cerradomys subflavus (Wagner, 1842) |
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Synonyms | |
Mus vulpinus Lund, 1840 |
Mus vulpinus Lund, 1840
Hesperomys subflavus Wagner, 1842
Mus vulpinoides Schinz, 1845
Oryzomys subflavus: Thomas, 1901
[Cerradomys] subflavus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006
Cerradomys subflavus, also known as the terraced rice rat or flavescent oryzomys, is a rodent species from South America in the genus Cerradomys. It is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Populations in Bolivia, Paraguay, and elsewhere in Brazil that were previously placed in this species are now classified as various other species of Cerradomys.