Neacomys vargasllosai

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Neacomys
Species: Neacomys vargasllosai

Name

Neacomys vargasllosai Hurtado & Pacheco, 2017: 418

• Holotype: MUSM 35069, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Carlos Jiménez on 9 May 2010.
• Type locality: “Yanahuaya, Sandia, Puno, Peru, 1652 m. 14°14.5’ S, 69°10’ W”.

References

Primary references

• Hurtado, N. & Pacheco, V. 2017. Revision of Neacomys spinosus (Thomas, 1882) (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with emphasis on Peruvian populations and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4242(3): 401–440. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.3.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mario’s Spiny Mouse