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Dècada del 2000 Nom Ordre Autor Any Distribució Referència Aepeomys reigi Rodentia Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco i Soriano 2001 Veneçuela Ochoa G. J.; Aguilera, M.; Pacheco, V.; Soriano, P. J. 2001. «A new species of Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Andes of Venezuela». Mammalian Biology, 66: 228-237. Bradypus pygmaeus Pilosa Anderson i Handley 2001 Panamà Anderson, R. P.; Handley, C. O., Jr. 2001. «A new species of three-toed sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Panamá, with a review of the genus Bradypus». Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 114: 1-33. Carollia colombiana Chiroptera Cuartas, Muñoz i González 2001 Colòmbia Cuartas, C. A.; Muñoz, J.; González, M. 2001. «Una nueva especie de Carollia Gray, 1838 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) de Colombia». Actualidades Biológicas, 23 (75): 63-73. Ctenomys lami Rodentia De Freitas 2001 Brasil (Rio Grande do Sul) Freitas, T. R. O. 2001. «Tuco-tucos (Rodentia, Octodontidae) in Southern Brazil: Ctenomys lami spec. nov. Separated from C. minutus Nehring 1887». Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 36 (1): 1-8. Eliurus antsingy Rodentia Carleton, Goodman i Rakotondravony 2001 Madagascar Carleton, M. D.; Goodman, S. M.; Rakotondravony, D. 2001. «A new species of tufted-tailed rat, genus Eliurus (Muridae: Nesomyinae), from western Madagascar, with notes on the distribution of E. myoxinus». Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 14: 972-987. Glauconycteris curryae Chiroptera Eger i Schlitter 2001 Camerun i República Democràtica del Congo Eger, J. L.; Schlitter, D.A. 2001. «A new species of Glauconycteris from West Africa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)». Acta Chiropterologica, 3 (1): 1-10. Microtus anatolicus Rodentia Kryštufek i Kefioğlu 2001 Turquia Kryštufek, B.; Kefelioğlu, H. 2001. «Redescription and species limits of Microtus irani Thomas, 1921, and description of a new social vole from Turkey (Mammalia: Arvicolinae)». Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 50 (1-2): 1-14. Myotis alcathoe Chiroptera Von Helversen i Heller 2001 Bulgària, República Txeca, França, Alemanya, Grècia, Hongria, Montenegro, Sèrbia, Eslovàquia, Espanya i Suïssa Von Helversen, O.; Heller, K. G. a Von Helversen, O.; Heller, K. G.; Mayer, F.; Nemeth, A.; Volleth, M.; Gombkötö, B. 2001. «Cryptic mammalian species: a new species of whiskered bat (Myotis alcathoe n. sp.) in Europe». Naturwissenschaften, 88 (5): 217-223. Myotis annamiticus Chiroptera Kruskop i Tsitsulina 2001 Vietnam Kruskop, S. V.; Tsitsulina, K. A. 2001. «A new big-footed mouse-eared bat Myotis annamiticus sp. nov. (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from Vietnam». Mammalia, 65 (1): 63-72. Neacomys dubosti Rodentia Voss, Lunde i Simmons 2001 Brasil (Amapá), Guaiana Francesa i Surinam Voss, R. S.; Lunde, D. P.; Simmons, N. B. 2001. «Mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant species». Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 263: 1-236. Neacomys paracou Rodentia Voss, Lunde i Simmons 2001 Brasil (Amapá, Amazones i Pará), Guaiana Francesa, Guyana, Surinam i Veneçuela Voss, R. S.; Lunde, D. P.; Simmons, N. B. 2001. «Mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant species». Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 263: 1-236. Paranyctimene tenax Chiroptera Bergmans 2001 Indonèsia (Irian Jaya i Waigeo) i Papua Nova Guinea Bergmans, W. 2001. «Notes on distribution and taxonomy of Australasian bats. I. Pteropodinae and Nyctimeninae (Mammalia, Megachiroptera, Pteropodidae)». Beaufortia, 51: 119-152. Saccopteryx antioquensis Chiroptera Muñoz i Cuartas 2001 Colòmbia Muñoz J.; Cuartas, C. A. 2001. «Saccopteryx antioquensis n. sp. (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) del noroeste de Colombia». Actualidades Biológicas, 23 (75): 53-61. Spalax carmeli Rodentia Nevo, Ivanítskaia i Bailes 2001 Israel Nevo, E.; Ivanítskaia, I.; Beiles, A. 2001. «Adaptive radiation of blind subterranean mole rats: naming and revisiting the four sibling species of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel: Spalax galili (2n=52), S. golani (2n=54), S. carmeli (2n=58) and S. judaei (2n=60)». Leiden (Països Baixos): Bachkhuys. Spalax galili Rodentia Nevo, Ivanítskaia i Bailes 2001 Israel Nevo, E.; Ivanítskaia, I.; Beiles, A. 2001. «Adaptive radiation of blind subterranean mole rats: naming and revisiting the four sibling species of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel: Spalax galili (2n=52), S. golani (2n=54), S. carmeli (2n=58) and S. judaei (2n=60)». Leiden (Països Baixos): Bachkhuys. Spalax golani Rodentia Nevo, Ivanítskaia i Bailes 2001 Alts del Golan (Síria/Israel) Nevo, E.; Ivanítskaia, I.; Beiles, A. 2001. «Adaptive radiation of blind subterranean mole rats: naming and revisiting the four sibling species of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel: Spalax galili (2n=52), S. golani (2n=54), S. carmeli (2n=58) and S. judaei (2n=60)». Leiden (Països Baixos): Bachkhuys. Spalax judaei Rodentia Nevo, Ivanítskaia i Bailes 2001 Israel Nevo, E.; Ivanítskaia, I.; Beiles, A. 2001. «Adaptive radiation of blind subterranean mole rats: naming and revisiting the four sibling species of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel: Spalax galili (2n=52), S. golani (2n=54), S. carmeli (2n=58) and S. judaei (2n=60)». Leiden (Països Baixos): Bachkhuys. Coendou ichillus Rodentia Voss i Da Silva 2001 Equador Voss, R. S.; Da Silva, M. N. F. 2001. «Revisionary Notes on Neotropical Porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). 2. A Review of the Coendou vestitus Group with Descriptions of Two New Species from Amazonia». American Museum Novitates, 3.351: 1-36. Coendou roosmalenorum Rodentia Voss i Da Silva 2001 Brasil (Amazones i Rondônia) Voss, R. S.; Da Silva, M. N. F. 2001. «Revisionary Notes on Neotropical Porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). 2. A Review of the Coendou vestitus Group with Descriptions of Two New Species from Amazonia». American Museum Novitates, 3.351: 1-36. Sturnira mistratensis Chiroptera Contreras-Vega i Cadena 2001 Colòmbia Contreras-Vega, M.; Cadena, A. 2001. «Una nueva especie del género Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) de los Andes Colombianos». Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 26: 285-287. Sylvilagus varynaensis Lagomorpha Durant i Guevara 2001 Veneçuela Durant, P.; Guevara, M. A. 2001. «A new rabbit species (Sylvilagus, Mammalia: Leporidae) from the lowlands of Venezuela ». Revista Biológica Trópica, 49(1): 369-381. Abrocoma uspallata Rodentia Braun i Mares 2002 Argentina (Mendoza) Braun, J. K.; Mares, M. A. 2002. «Systematics of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex (Rodentia: Abrocomidae), with a description of a new species of Abrocoma». Journal of Mammalogy, 83 (1): 1-19. Bullimus gamay Rodentia Rickart, Heaney i Tabaranza 2002 Filipines (Camiguin) Rickart, E. A.; Heaney, L. R.; Tabaranza, B. R., Jr. 2002. «Review of Bullimus (Muridae: Murinae) and description of a new species from Camiguin Island, Philippines». Journal of Mammalogy, 83 (2): 421-436. Carollia sowelli Chiroptera Baker, Solari i Hoffmann 2002 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hondures, Mèxic i Panamà Baker, R. J.; Solari, S.; Hoffmann, F. G. 2002. «A new Central American species from the Carollia brevicauda complex ». Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, 217: 1-12. Cerradomys maracajuensis Rodentia Langguth i Bonvicino 2002 Brasil Cerradomys scotti Rodentia Langguth i Bonvicino 2002 Brasil Congosorex verheyeni Eulipotyphla Hutterer, Barrière i Colyn 2002 República Centreafricana i Congo Hutterer, R.; Barrière, P.; Colyn, M. 2002. «A new myosoricine shrew from the Congo Basin referable to the forgotten genus Congosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae)». Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie, 71 (supl.): 7-16. Cryptotis tamensis Eulipotyphla Woodman 2002 Colòmbia i Veneçuela Woodman, N. 2002. «A new species of small-eared shrew from Colombia and Venezuela (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae: Genus Cryptotis)». Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 115 (2): 249-272. Dipodillus rupicola Rodentia Granjon, Aniskin, Volobúiev i Sicard 2002 Mali Granjon, L.; Aniskin, V. M.; Volobúiev, V.; Sicard, B. 2002. «Sand-dwellers in rocky habitats: a new species of Gerbillus (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Mali». Journal of Zoology, 256: 181-190 Habromys delicatulus Rodentia Carleton, Sánchez i Urbano Vidales 2002 Mèxic Carleton, M. D.; Sánchez, O.; Urbano Vidales, G. 2002. «A new species of Habromys (Muroidea: Neotominae) from México, with generic review of species definitions and remarks on diversity patterns among Mesoamerican small mammals restricted to humid montane forests». Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 115: 488-533 Heteromys teleus Rodentia Anderson i Jarrín 2002 Equador Anderson, R. P.; Jarrín-V., P. 2002. «A New Species of Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromyidae: Heteromys) Endemic to Western Ecuador ». American Museum Novitates, 3.382: 1-26 Juliomys rimofrons Rodentia Oliveira i Bonvicino 2002 Brasil Lophuromys dudui Rodentia Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx i Verheyen 2002 República Democràtica del Congo Lophuromys verhageni Rodentia Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx i Verheyen 2002 Tanzània Mesoplodon perrini Cetacea Dalebout, Mead, C. S. Baker, A. N. Baker i Van Helden 2002 Oceà Pacífic Dalebout, M. L.; Mead, J. G.; Baker, C. S.; Baker, A. N; Van Helden, A. L. 2002. «A new species of Beaked Whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of Mitochondrial DNA sequences». Marine Mammal Science, 18 (3): 577. Micronycteris matses Chiroptera Simmons, Voss i Fleck 2002 Perú Simmons, N. B.; Voss, R. S.; Fleck, D. W. 2002. «A new Amazonian species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with notes on the roosting behavior of sympatric congeners». American Museum Novitates, 3.358: 1-14. Nyctophilus nebulosus Chiroptera Parnaby 2002 Nova Caledònia Oxymycterus josei Rodentia Hoffman, Lessa i Smith 2002 Uruguai Phyllomys pattoni Rodentia Emmons, Leite, Kock i Costa 2002 Brasil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) Emmons, L. H.; Leite, Y. L. R.; Kock, D.; Costa, L. P. 2002. «A Review of the Named Forms of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) with the Description of a New Species from Coastal Brazil». American Museum Novitates, 3.380: 1-40. Plecotus sardus Chiroptera Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda i Veith 2002 Itàlia Mucedda, M.; Kiefer, A.; Pidinchedda, E.; Veith, M. 2002. «A new species of long-eared bat (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Sardinia (Italy) ». Acta Chiropterologica, 4(2): 121-135. Plecturocebus bernhardi Primates Van Roosmalen, Van Roosmalen i Mittermeier 2002 Brasil (Amazones i Rondônia) Van Roosmalen, M. G. M., Van Roosmalen, T.; Mittermeier, R. A. 2002. «A taxonomic review of the titi monkeys, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903, with the description of two new species, Callicebus bernhardi and Callicebus stephennashi, from Brazilian Amazonia». Neotropical Primates, 10(supl.): 1-52. Plecturocebus stephennashi Primates Van Roosmalen, Van Roosmalen i Mittermeier 2002 Brasil (Amazones) Van Roosmalen, M. G. M., Van Roosmalen, T.; Mittermeier, R. A. 2002. «A taxonomic review of the titi monkeys, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903, with the description of two new species, Callicebus bernhardi and Callicebus stephennashi, from Brazilian Amazonia». Neotropical Primates, 1 0(supl.): 1-52. Pteralopex taki Chiroptera Parnaby 2002 Salomó Parnaby, H. E. 2002. «A taxonomic review of the genus Pteralopex (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), the monkey-faced bats of the south-western Pacific». Australian Mammalogy, 23: 145-162. Rhinolophus sakejiensis Chiroptera Cotterill 2002 Zàmbia Cotterill, F. P. D. 2002. «A new species of horseshoe bat (Microchiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from south-central Africa: with comments on its affinities and evolution, and the characterization of rhinolo