Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929

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 : 1164

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scientific name	Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929
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Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929 , Am. Mus . Novit., 383: 4.

Type Locality: Guyana, Mazaruni-Potaro Dist., summit of Mt Roraima, 8600 ft (2621 m).

Vernacular Names: Roraima Akodont.

Distribution: Guyana and adjacent portions of Venezuela and Brazil (as per Fonseca et al., 1996). Probably occurs on other neighboring tepuis within Venezuela ( Linares, 1998).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Known only by the original type series of 5 specimens and a single specimen reported by Pérez-Zapata et al. (1992).