Auliscomys boliviensis

(G. R. Waterhouse in Bridges, 1846)

Bolivian Big-eared Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Phyllotini
Genus : Auliscomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bridges, T. 1846-05. The following letter was read, addressed to G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., by the Society's Corresponding Member Thomas Bridges, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1846:7-10.

Original name as described

Hesperomys Boliviensis

Other common names

Bolivian Pericote · Achulla · Achohalla · Pericote Orejón Boliviano

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.11.19.9

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Bolivia, near Potosi [Potosí]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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