Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Kunsia fronto (Winge 1887) [Gyldenstolpia] fronto Winge 1887 , E Museo Lundii, Vol. 1, 3: 44 . Type Locality: Brazil , Minas Gerais State , Rio das Velhas, Pleistocene cave deposits ("Lapa da Escrivania no. 5") near Lagoa Santa. Vernacular Names: Fossorial Kunsia . Synonyms: Kunsia chacoensis ( Gyldenstolpe 1932 ) ; Kunsia planaltensis Avila-Pires 1972 . Distribution: Isolated localities in NE Argentina , and EC Brazil ; range poorly documented. Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Taxonomy and distribution reviewed by Avila-Pires (1972) .