Tapecomys primus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Phyllotini
Genus: Tapecomys
Species: Tapecomys primus

Name

Tapecomys primus Anderson & Yates, 2000: 21

• Holotype: CBF 2414, adult ♂, skin, skull and postcranial skeleton, collected by A. Nuñez Quiroz on 14 July 1991.
• Type locality: “Tapecua, 1,500 m, 21°26'S, 63°55'W, Department of Tarija, Bolivia”.

References

Primary references

• Anderson, S & Yates, T.L. 2000. A New Genus and Species of Phyllotine Rodent from Bolivia. Journal of Mammalogy 81(1): 18–36. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0018:ANGASO>2.0.CO;2Reference page. 

Additional references

• Salazar-Bravo, J. 2015. Genus Tapecomys S. Anderson and Yates, 2000. Pp. 556–559 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Dunnum, J., Bernal, N. & Patterson, B. 2017. IUCN: Tapecomys primus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T136772A22333624. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136772A22333624.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Tapecua Leaf-eared Mouse