Brucepattersonius iheringi (Thomas 1896)

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 : 1105

Brucepattersonius iheringi (Thomas 1896)

[Oxymycterus] iheringi Thomas 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 308.

Type Locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, Rio dos Linos, Taquara do Mundo Novo.

Vernacular Names: Ihering's Akodont.

Distribution: NE Argentina (Misiones) and SE Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Oxymycterus iheringi .

Discussion: A distinctive species of varied generic associations—included in Microxus or Akodon (e.g., Avila-Pires, 1994; Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1941; Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Moojen, 1952); reallocated to Oxymycterus by Massoia (1963 b) and thereafter classified ( Corbet and Hill, 1991; Honacki et al., 1982; Musser and Carleton, 1993); recently assigned to the new genus Brucepattersonius by Hershkovitz (1998), an allocation seconded by Bonvicino et al. (1998 b). Morphological recognition amplified by Massoia and Fornes (1969).