Ruschi rat
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The Ruschi Rat ( Abrawayaomys ruschii ), also Brazilian Ruschi Rat is one in South America living rodent species from the group of New world . The authors Fausto Luiz de Souza Cunha and José Francisco da Cruz honored the Brazilian zoologist and botanist Augusto Ruschi with the species name .
Ruschi rats reach a head body length of 13 to 20 centimeters, a tail length of 9 to 15 centimeters and a weight of around 45 to 65 grams. Their fur is yellowish-gray in color, the head is darker, the belly is whitish in color. There are numerous flat spines in the fur, especially on the back.
These rodents are known from several places in Brazil ( Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais ) and northern Argentina ( Misiones ), the exact extent of their range is unclear. Their habitat is rainforests, otherwise little is known about their way of life.
Due to the destruction of their habitat, the type of which is IUCN as endangered ( endangered ) listed.
Their systematic relationships with other New World mice are unclear. Possibly they are related to other Sigmodontinae of southeastern Brazil such as the Atlantic wood rats ( Delomys ).
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Web links
- Abrawayaomys ruschii in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: J. Baillie, 1996. Retrieved on August 2 of 2008.