Nephelomys ricardopalmai

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Nephelomys
Species: Nephelomys ricardopalmai

Name

Nephelomys ricardopalmai Ruelas, Pacheco, Inche & Tinoco, 2021: 192

• Holotype: MUSM 46989 (original number VPT 4500), adult ♀, dry skin, skull, and body carcass in alcohol, collected by V. Pacheco on 8 May 2016.
• Type locality: “Área de Conservación Privada Huiquilla (6°23’04” S, 77°59’18” W, 2781 m a.s.l.), Longuita District, Luya Province, Amazonas Department, Peru”.

References

Primary references

• Ruelas, D., Pacheco, V., Inche, B. & Tinoco, N. 2021. A preliminary review of Nephelomys albigularis (Tomes, 1860) (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with the description of a new species from the Peruvian montane forests. Zootaxa 5027(2): 175–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5027.2.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ricardo Palma’s Rice Rat