Thrichomys apereoides Lund, 1839 . Afh. Kongl. Danske Vid. Selsk., p. 38.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa .

DISTRIBUTION: E. Brazil; Paraguay.

COMMENT: Formerly referred to as Cercomys cunicularius, a composite; see Petter, 1973, Mammalia, 37:422-426, and Mares et al., 1981, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 50(4): 120.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029002001001 as Cercomys cunicularis (sic).