Cuscomys ashaninka

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

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: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Abrocomidae
Genus: Cuscomys
Species: Cuscomys ashaninka

Name

Cuscomys ashaninka Emmons, 1999: 2

• Holotype: MUSM 12715, subadult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Louise H. Emmons on 15 June 1997.
• Type locality: “Peru: Departamento de Cusco, northern Cordillera de Vilcabamba, 11°39'36"S; 73°40'02"W (by GPS, map datum WGS-84); elevation 3370 m”.

References

Primary references

• Emmons, L.H. 1999. A New Genus and Species of Abrocomid Rodent from Peru (Rodentia, Abrocomidae). American Museum Novitates 3279: 1–14. hdl: 2246/3027 ; BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ashaninka Inca Rat