Cerradomys scotti

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 scotti
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 occurs in Cerrado of Matto Grosso do Sul to Goiás and west Minas Gerais, central Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002).
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Paraguay
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is tolerant to habitat modification including agricultural areas (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to some populations include agricultural expansion, cattle, and soybeans.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to some populations include agricultural expansion, cattle, and soybeans.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in several protected areas in its range.

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in several protected areas in its range.

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 scotti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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