Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Brucepattersonius
Species: Brucepattersonius griserufescens
Name

Brucepattersonius griserufescens Hershkovitz, 1998: 233

Holotype: MNRJ 32016, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Terreirão, Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil, elevation 2400 meters.”
Synonyms

Brucepattersonius albinasus Hershkovitz, 1998: 235 [synonymised by Vilela, Oliveira & Bonvicino, 2006: 67]

Holotype: MNRJ 32017, adult ♀, skin, skull and body in alcohol.

Type locality “Pico da Bandeira, Parque Nacional de Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil, elevation, 2700 meters.”
References
Primary references

Hershkovitz, P. 1998. Report on some sigmodontine rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 47(3-4): 193–256.
Vilela, J.F., Oliveira, J.A. & Bonvicino, C.R. 2006. Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Zootaxa 1199: 61–68. Abstract & excerpt

Additional references

Bonvicino, C.R., Penna-Firme, V. & Seuanez, H.N. 1998. The karyotype of Brucepattersonius griserufescens Hershkovitz, 1998 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) with comments on distribution and taxonomy. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 63: 329–335.

Links

Brucepattersonius griserufescens in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Brucepattersonius griserufescens (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names

Brucepattersonius griserufescens, also known as the gray-bellied akodont[2] or grey-bellied brucie,[3] is a rodent in the cricetid genus Brucepattersonius from southeastern Brazil, specifically the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro between 1,300 and 2,700 meters. It was one of four species of Brucepattersonius described by Hershkovitz in 1998; another, Brucepattersonius albinasus, also known as the white-nosed akodont[2] or white-nosed brucie,[3] was later argued to be the same as B. griserufescens,[4] though further work is needed to confirm this.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss but is also protected by Caparaó National Park.
References

Leite and Patterson, 2008
Musser and Carleton, 2005
Duff and Lawson, 2004

Vilela et al., 2006

Literature cited

Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
Hershkovitz, P. (1998). Report of some sigmodontinae rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with description of a new genus and six new species. Bonner Zoologische Beitraege, 47, 193–256.
Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Brucepattersonius griserufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
Vilela, J. F., J. A. de Oliveira, and C. R. Bonvicino (2006). Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Zootaxa, 1199, 61–68.
Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, Ulyses F.J., D'Elía Guillermo (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, 213.