Thrichomys apereoides (Lund, 1839) . Afh. K. Danske Vid. Selsk., p. 38.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa .

DISTRIBUTION: E Brazil, Paraguay.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: antricola, fosteri, inermis, laurenteus.

COMMENTS: Formerly referred to as Cercomys cunicularius, a composite (Petter, 1973b; Mares et al., 1981a:120).