Tapecomys wolffsohni

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Wolffsohn's Leaf-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 : Tapecomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-02-01. On mammals from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the region north of that place. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(50):125-143.

Original name as described

Phyllotis Wolffsohni

Other common names

Wolffsohn's Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.59

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Tapacari, 3000 m, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Phyllotis to Tapecomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Steppan SJ, Ramirez O, Banbury J, Huchon D, Pacheco V, Walker LI, Spotorno AE (2007) A molecular reappraisal of the systematics of the leaf-eared mice Phyllotis and their relatives, in: Kelt DA, Lessa EP, Salazar-Bravo JA, Patton JL (Eds), The quintessential naturalist: honoring the life and legacy of Oliver P. Pearson, Univ California Publ Zool USA, 134, pp 799-826

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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