Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929

Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929, Am. Mus . Novit., 383: 4.

Type Locality: Guyana, Mazaruni-Potaro Dist., summit of Mt Roraima, 8600 ft (2621 m).

Vernacular Names: Roraima Akodont.

Distribution: Guyana and adjacent portions of Venezuela and Brazil (as per Fonseca et al., 1996). Probably occurs on other neighboring tepuis within Venezuela (Linares, 1998).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Known only by the original type series of 5 specimens and a single specimen reported by Pérez-Zapata et al. (1992).