Blackish grass mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: |
Thaptomys Thomas, 1916 |
Species: | T. nigrita |
Binomial name | |
Thaptomys nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1830) |
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Synonyms | |
Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829) |
Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829)
The blackish grass mouse (Thaptomys nigrita) also formerly called the ebony akodont, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is the only species in the genus Thaptomys.