Thrichomys inermis Pictet 1941

Thrichomys inermis Pictet 1941, Not. Anim. Nouv. Mus. Geneve, 2: 23.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Highlands Punare.

Distribution: Highlands of Chapada Diamantia, Bahia, Brazil.

Discussion: Included in apereoides by Moojen (1952) and Cabrera (1961) but recognized as a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation (Bonvicino et al., 2002) and sequence divergence (Braggio and Bonvicino, 2004). Karyotype has 2n=26; FN=48 (Bonvicino et al., 2002; Leal-Mesquita et al., 1993).