Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas 1886)

[Hesperomys] rufescens Thomas 1886, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 17: 250.

Type Locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro.

Vernacular Names: Rufescent Rhagomys.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Only two specimens exist, one with the skull now missing. Morphology redescribed and skull of holotype illustrated by Luna and Patterson (2003).