Neacomys spinosus

Neacomys spinosus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Neacomys
Species:	N. spinosus
Binomial name
Neacomys spinosus Thomas, 1882

Neacomys spinosus, also known as the Common Neacomys,^[2] Common Bristly Mouse,^[3] or Bristly Mouse,^[1] is a nocturnal rodent species from South America in the genus Neacomys. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it often lives in transition areas between lowland forest and open regions.^[1] Its diet consists of insects, seeds and fruit.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Patton et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited

• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
• Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
• Patton, J., Catzeflis, F., Weksler, M. and Percequillo, M. 2008. Neacomys spinosus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 25, 2009.