Chilomys weksleri

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Chilomys weksleri Brito, García, Pinto & Pardiñas in Brito et al., 2022: 35

• Holotype: MECN 6365, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by C. Nivelo and J. Viera on 5 October 2020.
• Type locality: “Ecuador, Provincia de Cotopaxi, Cantón Sigchos, Parroquia San Francisco de Las Pampas, Reserva Integral Otonga (−0.685367°, −78.995089°, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection; elevation 1,654 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: Weksler's Forest Mouse