NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Calomys cerqueirai Bonvicino, Oliveira & Gentile, 2010
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Calomys cerqueirai is a species of rodent in the genus Calomys from southeastern Brazil. Distinct from other Calomys in its karyotype and characters of the fur, it is known only from two places in Minas Gerais. The karyotype was first described in 1996 and the species was formally named in 2010.
Wikipedia contributors, Calomys cerqueirai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:45:20.857365+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Calomys cerqueirai Bonvicino, Oliveira & Gentile, 2010
- Name authority
- Bonvicino, Oliveira & Gentile, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Calomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilySigmodontinae Wagner, 1843
- genusCalomys Waterhouse, 1837
- speciesCalomys cerqueirai Bonvicino, Oliveira & Gentile, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Calomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Delicate LauchaCalomys tener (Winge, 1888) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crafty Vesper MouseCalomys callidus (Thomas, 1916) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caatinga LauchaCalomys expulsus (Lund, 1841) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean Vesper MouseCalomys lepidus (Thomas, 1884) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drylands LauchaCalomys musculinus (Thomas, 1913) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian LauchaCalomys sorellus (Thomas, 1900) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bonvicino, Cibele R., João A. De Oliveira, and Rosana Gentile. (2010). A new species of Calomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from Eastern Brazil. Zootaxa, Issue 2336. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:PYL3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.