Pseudoryzomys simplex (Winge 1887)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1164

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scientific name	Pseudoryzomys simplex (Winge 1887)
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[Pseudoryzomys] simplex ( Winge 1887) , E Museo Lundii, Vol. 1, 3: 11.

Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, near Lagoa Santa.

Vernacular Names: False Oryzomys.

Synonyms: Pseudoryzomys wavrini (Thomas 1921) ; Pseudoryzomys reigi Pine and Wetzel 1975 .

Distribution: EC Bolivia, NE Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Sante Fe; Pardiñas et al., in litt.), and W Paraguay, to E Brazil (Pernambuco).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly classified as Oryzomys incertae sedis (Cabrera, 1961) until genus diagnosed by Hershkovitz (1962). Lectotype designated, synonymy presented, karyotype and distribution discussed by Voss and Myers (1991).