Neacomys paracou

Neacomys paracou
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Neacomys
Species:	N. paracou
Binomial name
Neacomys paracou Voss et al., 2001

Neacomys paracou, also known as the Paracou Neacomys^[2] or Paracou Bristly Mouse,^[3] is a rodent species from South America in the genus Neacomys. It is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and southeastern Venezuela.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Catzeflis et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited

• Catzeflis, F., Patton, J. and Percequillo, A. 2008. Neacomys paracou. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 25, 2009.
• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
• Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0