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Auliscomys boliviensis

Description

Auliscomys boliviensis (Waterhouse 1846)

[Auliscomys] boliviensis (Waterhouse 1846), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1846: 9.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Potosí Dept., "a few leagues" south of Potosí, 12,000 ft (3658 m).

Vernacular Names: Bolivian Pericote.

Synonyms: Auliscomys flavidior (Thomas 1902).

Distribution: Altiplano from S Perú (Arequipa Dept.) to extreme N Chile and WC Bolivia (3450-4770 m).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Type species of Maresomys Braun (1993).

Notes

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 1102, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Waterhouse
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Auliscomys
Species
boliviensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Auliscomys boliviensis (Waterhouse, 1846) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Waterhouse, G. R. 1846 - 1848. The natural history of the mammalia. Hippolyte Bailliere, Publisher, London, 1: 2 (unnumbered) + 1 - 553, 22 pls. [1846]; 2: 1 - 500, 21 pls. [1848].
  • Braun, J. K. 1993. Systematic relationships of the Tribe Phyllotini (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) of South America. Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Special Publication, 2: 50 pp.