Blackish grass mouse

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.^[2]

Blackish grass mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Thaptomys Thomas, 1916
Species:	T. nigrita
Binomial name
Thaptomys nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1830)
Synonyms
Akodon nigrita (Lichtenstein, 1829)