Reig's grass mouse

Reig's Grass Mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Akodon
Species: A. reigi
Binomial name
Akodon reigi
González, Langguth & Oliveira, 1998

Reig's Grass Mouse, Akodon reigi, is a South American rodent species found in Brazil and Uruguay.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).[3]

References

  1. Langguth, A. & de Oliveira, L.F. (2008). "Akodon reigi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1098. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.


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