Check List 14(1): 153-158, doi: 10.15560/14.1.153
Range extension for Drymoreomys albimaculatus Percequillo, Weksler & Costa, 2011 (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Mixed Ombrophilous Forest of southern Brazil with the first occurrence from the state of Paraná
expand article infoFernando José Venâncio, Josias Alan Rezini, Beatrice Stein Boraschi dos Santos, Guilherme Grazzini§, Liliani Marilia Tiepolo§
‡ Hori Consultoria Ambiental, Curitiba, Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Paraná, Matinhos, Brazil
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Abstract
Drymoreomys albimaculatus is a recently-described rodent and an Atlantic Forest endemic. It is rare and has a poorly defined geographic distribution. This article presents the first record of D. albimaculatus from Paraná state, Brazil and expands the known range of this species into northeastern Santa Catarina state. Both records are from Mixed Ombrophilous Forest and Semideciduous Seasonal Forest types.
Keywords
Distribution; Oryzomyini; Atlantic Forest endemic; first record