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Sobre a distribuição geográfica de Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas) (Rodentia, Muridae)

2000; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0101-81752000000100013

1806-969X

Sérgio Maia Vaz,

Mollusks and Parasites Studies

00 the geographical distributioo of Phaenomys ferrugineus (fhomas) (Rodeotia, Muridae).The analysis of field notes of specimeos conserved in museums, spe~imens labels, infonnations from bibliography and field observations by the author permited lhe identification oftwo areas (Teresópolis and Sena da Bocaina, in lhe Serra do Mar, states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, respectivelly) where specimens of Phaenomysferrugineus (Thomas, 1894) have been collected in the past.The species is endemic to South Easlern Brazil and has not been collected for more than tifty years.