Blarinomys breviceps (rodent)

Mass: 22.0 g based on Galetti et al. 2015

Abundance: 0.07 to 1.57% (median 0.39%)

Latitudinal range: -24.5° to -23.3°

Habitats: (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

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Found in 4 samples

Brazil: Caucaia do Alto (pitfall traps), Vargem Grande, Itamambuca, Abismo Iguatemi (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
body mass22 gN = 6Galetti et al. 2015
♂ condylobasal length23 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ ear length9 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ ear length9 mmN = 1Thomas 1896
♂ head and body length92 mmN = 1Thomas 1896
♂ hind foot length18 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ hind foot length15.3 mmN = 1Thomas 1896
♂ lower tooth row length3.5 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ skull width14 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ skull width13.2 mmN = 1Thomas 1896
♂ tail length48 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ tail length46 mmN = 1Thomas 1896
♂ total body length148 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ upper tooth row length4.1 mmN = 1Davis 1944
♂ upper tooth row length4.1 mmN = 1Thomas 1896

See also Blarinomys