Dactylomys peruanus
J. A. Allen, 1900
Montane Bamboo Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Echimyini |
| Genus | : Dactylomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1900-11-16. On mammals collected in southeastern Peru, by Mr. H.H. Keays, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(18):219-227.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/557Original name as described
Dactylomys peruanus
Other common names
Peruvian Bamboo Rat
Type material
AMNH M-16060
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Juliaca, Peru, altitude 6000 feet [1828 m]." Corrected by J. A. Allen in 1901 to "Inca mines [= Santo Domingo Mine], about 200 miles north of Juliaca, on the east side of the Andes, on the Inambary [Inambari] River, Puno, Peru."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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