Cuscomys
| Cuscomys | |
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| Illustration ofCuscomys oblativus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Abrocomidae |
| Genus: | Cuscomys Emmons,1999 |
| Species | |
Cuscomysis agenusofrodentsfound in theAndesofCuscoin southernPeru.These relatively largechinchilla ratsare dark grey with a distinct white line running from the crown to the nose. The genus was coined in 1999 whenC. ashaninkawas scientifically described,[1]but later it was discovered thatC. oblativus,a species traditionally placed in the genusAbrocoma,actually belonged inCuscomys.They are very poorly known, asC. ashaninkaonly is known from theholotype,[2]whileC. oblativususually has been consideredextinct,as it was only known from remains found in 1912, buried alongside people in ancientIncatombs at theMachu Picchuruins.[3]However, photos of a rodent taken at the ruins in late 2009 likely show this species.[4]It is unclear if theCuscomystruly are extremely rare, as they may be easily overlooked due to their remote distributions andarborealhabits.[1]
Species
[edit]- Cuscomys ashaninka– Asháninka Arboreal Chinchilla Rat
- Cuscomys oblativus– Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat
References
[edit]- ^abEmmons, L. H. (1999).A new genus and species of abrocomid rodent from Peru (Rodentia: Abrocomidae).American Museum Novitates 3279: 1-14.
- ^Vivar, E. (2016)."Cuscomys ashaninka".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T136466A22182204.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136466A22182204.en.Retrieved11 November2021.
- ^Roach, N. (2016)."Cuscomys oblativa".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T136658A22182152.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136658A22182152.en.Retrieved11 November2021.
- ^Castillo, G. M. (2009).(in Spanish)Detectan en Cusco a roedor declarado extinto.El Comercio (Peru). 12-08-2009.
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