Tapecomys primus

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Phyllotini
Genus: Tapecomys
Species: Tapecomys primus

Name

• Tapecomys primus Anderson & Yates, 2000: 21

Holotype: CBF 2414, adult ♂, skin and skeleton.

Type locality: “Tapecua, 1,500 m, 21º26'S, 63º55'W, Department of Tarija, Bolivia”.

References

Primary references

• Anderson, S & Yates, T.L. 2000. A New Genus and Species of Phyllotine Rodent from Bolivia. Journal of Mammalogy 81(1): 18–36. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0018:ANGASO>2.0.CO;2Reference page. 

Additional references

• Salazar-Bravo, J. 2015. Genus Tapecomys S. Anderson and Yates, 2000. Pp. 556-559. In Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America - vol. 2 Rodentia. University of Chicago Press. 1363p.

Links

• Tapecomys primus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Tapecomys primus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Primordial Tapecua, Tapecua Leaf-eared Mouse