Brucepattersonius guarani, also known as the Guaraní akodont[2] or Guaraní brucie,[3] 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.[1] The species is protected by Moconá Provincial Park but is threatened by deforestation in nearby areas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Brucepattersonius |
| Species: | B. guarani
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| Binomial name | |
| Brucepattersonius guarani Mares and Braun, 2000
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References
edit- ^ a b D'Elia, G.; Pardinas, U. (2019). "Brucepattersonius guarani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136402A22383719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136402A22383719.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005; D'Elia et al., 2008
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
edit- 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
- Patton, J.L., Pardiñas Ulyses F.J., D'Elia, G.. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. 2015. 214.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1104. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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