Abrocoma schistacea

O. Thomas, 1921

Sierra del Tontal 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

Thomas, O. 1921-07-29. On mammals from the Province of San Juan, western Argentina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(44):214-221.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332573

Original name as described

Abrocoma schistacea

Other common names

Sierra Tontal Chinchilla Rat · Uspallata Chinchilla Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.21.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/beca7561-91c5-49a7-9d15-3f8dbcb9891b

Type locality

"Los Sombreros, Sierra Tontal. Alt. 2700 m," San Juan, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes uspallata; commonly spelled 'shistacea,' correctly spelled 'schistacea'

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · González-Pinilla, F. J., Latorre, C., & Palma, R. E. (2024). Molecular systematics of chinchilla rats and taxonomic assessment of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex. Journal of Mammalogy, 105(6), 1446-1457.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001300

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Abrocoma schistacea

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Abrocomidae

Root name

schistacea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.21.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/beca7561-91c5-49a7-9d15-3f8dbcb9891b

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332573

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. González-Pinilla, Latorre & Palma (2024:1453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68376)

Abrocoma uspallata

J. K. Braun & Mares, 2002

Family

Abrocomidae

Root name

uspallata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMI 6367

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. González-Pinilla, Latorre & Palma (2024:1453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68376)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136302/22182871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Abrocoma shistacea

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Abrocomidae

Root name

shistacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1574

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136525/22182532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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