Auliscomys pictus
(O. Thomas, 1884)
Painted 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
Thomas, O. 1884-10. On a collection of Muridœ from central Peru. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(3):447-458.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826815Original name as described
Rheithrodon pictus
Other common names
Lofty Pericote · Colorful Pericote · Hucucha Guanaco · Ratón Orejón Pintado
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.34
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/65925a19-cca5-4c65-820b-f5ea2cf6d7c3Type locality
Junín, 13,700 ft (= 4176 m), Junín, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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