| Blackish grass mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: |
Thaptomys Thomas, 1916 |
| Species: | T. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
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Thaptomys nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1830) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829) |
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Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829)
The blackish grass mouse (Thaptomys nigrita) also formerly called the ebony akodont, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is the only species in the genus Thaptomys.