Brucepattersonius guarani
| Brucepattersonius guarani | |
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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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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.
References
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
- Patton, J.L., Pardiñas Ulyses F.J., D'Elia, G.. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. 2015. 214.
- OCLC 62265494.