Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas 1886)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1166

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scientific name	Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas 1886)
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[Hesperomys] rufescens Thomas 1886 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 17: 250.

Type Locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro.

Vernacular Names: Rufescent Rhagomys.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Only two specimens exist, one with the skull now missing. Morphology redescribed and skull of holotype illustrated by Luna and Patterson (2003).