Necromys benefactus Thomas 1919

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1129

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11325290
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scientific name	Necromys benefactus Thomas 1919
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Necromys benefactus Thomas 1919 View in CoL

Necromys benefactus Thomas 1919 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Lond., ser. 9, 3: 214.

Type Locality: Argentina, Buenos Aires Prov., Bonifacio (= Laguna Alsina as per Galliari and Pardiñas, 2000), 50 m.

Vernacular Names: Argentine Akodont.

Distribution: Isolated populations in Córdoba, La Pampa, and Buenos Aires provinces, EC Argentina.

Discussion: Relegated to a subspecies of obscurus by Cabrera (1961) and Reig (1978), but Massoia and Fornes (1967) considered the two as distinct species. Distribution documented based on vouchered specimens and clear morphological segregation from N. obscurus underscored by Galliari and Pardiñas (2000). The latter authors regarded the fossil conifer Ameghino as the probable senior synonym for this species but elected to retain benefactus Thomas as the valid name for reasons of familiarity; the possibility of their synonymy requires firm demonstration, with formal suppression of or replacement by the senior name if so.

References

Massoia, E., and A. Fornes. 1967. El estado sistematico, distribucion geografica y datos etoecologicos de algunos mamiferos neotropicales (Marsupialia y Rodentia), con la descripcion de Cabreramys, genero nuevo (Cricetidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana, 23: 407 - 430.

Reig, O. A. 1978. Roedores cricetidos del Plioceno superior de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Publicaciones del Museo Municipal de Ciencias Naturales de Mar del Plata, 2: 164 - 190.

Thomas, O. 1919. On small mammals from Otro Cerro north-eastern Rioja, collected by Sr. E. Budin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, 3: 489 - 500.