Guaraní brucie
Encyclopedia
Brucepattersonius guarani, also known as the Guaraní Akodont or Guaraní Brucie, is a South American rodent
in the genus Brucepattersonius. It is known from a single specimen from Misiones Province
in northeastern Argentina
, at the southern end of the Atlantic Forest.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the genus Brucepattersonius. It is known from a single specimen from Misiones Province
Misiones Province
Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was...
in northeastern Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, at the southern end of the Atlantic Forest.
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 071366021X
- D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U., Leite, Y. and Patterson, B. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on February 4, 2010.