Chilomys carapazi

Chilomys carapazi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Chilomys
Species: Chilomys carapazi

Name

Chilomys carapazi Brito & Pardiñas in Brito et al., 2022: 10

• Holotype: MECN 5291, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Jorge Brito, M., J. Robayo, L. Recalde, T. Recalde and C. Reyes on 27 September 2016.
• Type locality: “Ecuador, Provincia de Carchi, Reserva Drácula, Gualpi Km 18 (0.849796°, −78.234767°, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection, elevation 2,350 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Brito M., J., Tinoco, N., Pinto, C.M., García, R., Koch, C., Fernandez, V., Burneo, S. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2022. Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10: e13211. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13211 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Carapaz's Forest Mouse