Abrocoma boliviensis
Glanz & S. Anderson, 1990
Bolivian Chinchilla Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Abrocomidae |
| Genus | : Abrocoma |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Glanz, W.E. and Anderson, S. 1990-12-26. Notes on Bolivian mammals. 7, A new species of Abrocoma (Rodentia) and relationships of the Abrocomidae. American Museum Novitates 2991:1-32.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62239557Original name as described
Abrocoma boliviensis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1934.9.2.171
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/040c8d9b-e702-459d-b883-e2c50cd2de80Type locality
"Comarapa, ‘2500 m,' province of Manual [sic] M. Caballero, department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia; 17°54'S and 64°29'W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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