Montane Atlantic Forest rat
Species of rodent
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The montane Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys collinus) is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to part of the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil, where it is found at elevations from 1000 to 2700 m in noncontiguous mountain ranges.[1][3] Its karyotype, like that of closely related Delomys dorsalis, has 2n = 82, but the fundamental numbers of the two species differ.[2] While it is not thought to be in present danger of extinction, habitat destruction and grassland fires are considered to be threats.[1]
| Montane Atlantic Forest rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Delomys |
| Species: | D. collinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Delomys collinus Thomas, 1917 | |
