Brazilian Shrew-mouse
Blarinomys breviceps
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The Brazilian shrew mouse, also known as the blarinine akodont, is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini from the Atlantic Forest of eastern and southeastern Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Blarinomys. Phylogenetic analysis suggest that there are two clear geographical clades, a northeastern and southeastern.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Blarinomys