Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929 Podoxymys roraimae Anthony 1929, Am. Mus. Novit., 383: 4. Type Locality: Guyana, Mazaruni-Potaro Dist., summit of Mt Roraima, 8600 ft (2621 m). Vernacular Names: Roraima Akodont. Distribution: Guyana and adjacent portions of Venezuela and Brazil (as per Fonseca et al., 1996). Probably occurs on other neighboring tepuis within Venezuela (Linares, 1998). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Known only by the original type series of 5 specimens and a single specimen reported by Pérez-Zapata et al. (1992).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1164, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535