Necromys lasiurus (rodent)

Mass: 44.4 g based on Hershkovitz 1990, Barros-Battesti et al. 2000, Pires et al. 2010, Bueno and Motta-Junior 2008, Camargo et al. 2015, Cirignoli et al. 2011, and Mares et al. 1986

Diet: herbivore-invertivore based on Talamoni et al. 2008

Abundance: 0.14 to 79.58% (median 7.71%)

Latitudinal range: -30.7° to -8.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (8), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (12)

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Found in 22 samples

Argentina: Pedro Gómez Cello, Colonia Silva, Jacinto L. Arauz

Brazil: Mineraçäo Rio Tinto Reunidas (2000-2002, middle altitude forest), Caucaia do Alto (pitfall traps), Sertäozinho (Y10), Angatuba (native vegetation), Angatuba (abandoned pasture), Angatuba (Eucalyptus forest), Araguaia National Park (grasslands), Alta Floresta (Sherman traps), Ecological Station of Itirapina, Emas National Park (live traps), Emas National Park (pitfall traps), Fazenda Lago Verde, Itapevi (dry season, April to September 1995), Uberlãndia, Universidade Federal de Lavras (Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Montana), Refrigério and Tranqüilidade, Serra da Canastra National Park (rat traps), Fazenda Aparecida, Fazenda Säo Sebastiäo do Borba

Size measurements:
body mass46 gN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
♀ body mass40.5 gN = 4Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ body mass43.1 gN = 33Pires et al. 2010
♂ body mass45.0 gN = 1Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ body mass50.6 gN = 28Pires et al. 2010
body mass23.67 gN = 3Bueno and Motta-Junior 2008
body mass42.7 gN = 10Camargo et al. 2015
body mass38 gN = 4Cirignoli et al. 2011
body mass30 gN = 1Mares et al. 1986
body mass75 gN = 1Mares et al. 1986
condylobasal length27.5 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
ear length17 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
♀ ear length15.0 mmN = 4Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ ear length15.0 mmN = 1Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
ear length14.3 mmN = 4Cirignoli et al. 2011
head and body length121 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
♀ head and body length107.3 mmN = 4Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ head and body length110.0 mmN = 1Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
hind foot length23 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
♀ hind foot length20.0 mmN = 4Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ hind foot length20.0 mmN = 1Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
hind foot length23 mmN = 4Cirignoli et al. 2011
skull length28.4 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
skull width15.2 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
tail length80 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990
♀ tail length74.5 mmN = 4Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ tail length75.0 mmN = 1Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
tail length68.3 mmN = 4Cirignoli et al. 2011
total body length176.7 mmN = 4Cirignoli et al. 2011
upper tooth row length4.8 mmN = 10Hershkovitz 1990

See also Necromys, Necromys lenguarum, Necromys sp., Necromys urichi