Cerradomys maracajuensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:	Cerradomys maracajuensis
Species Authority:	(Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)
Taxonomic Notes:	Oryzomys is a generic synonym (Weksler et al. 2006).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Bonvicino, C., Weksler M. & Percequillo, A.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality, south Brazil (Matto Grosso do Sul State, Municipality Maracaju, Fazenda da Mata) (Musser and Carleton, 2005). Langguth and Bonvicino (2002) believe that this rodent also occurs in Bolivia and eastern Paraguay.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Paraguay
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is confined to gallery forest (disturbed gallery forest also) (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002). Other members of this group are tolerant of habitat modification.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to some populations is agricultural expansion.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to some populations is agricultural expansion.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species potentially occurs in several protected areas in its range in Paraguay and Brazil, but records are not known from those areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species potentially occurs in several protected areas in its range in Paraguay and Brazil, but records are not known from those areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA. Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. R. and Voss, R. S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537: 1-29.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. R. and Voss, R. S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537: 1-29.

Citation:	Bonvicino, C., Weksler M. & Percequillo, A. 2008. Cerradomys maracajuensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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