Pattonimus musseri
J. Brito, C. Koch, Percequillo, Tinoco, Weksler, C. M. Pinto, & Pardiñas, 2020
Musser's Montane Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Pattonimus |
Species status
Authority citation
Brito, J., Koch, C., Percequillo, A.R., Tinoco, N., Weksler, M., Pinto, C.M. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2020-11-10. A new genus of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with three new species from montane cloud forests, western Andean cordillera of Colombia and Ecuador. PeerJ 8:e10247.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10247Original name as described
Pattonimus musseri
Type material
MEPN 12605
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Reserva Río Manduriacu (0.309547°N, 78.856631°W, elevation 1,200 m), Parroquia García Moreno, Cantón Cotacachi, Provincia Imbabura, República del Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
recently described species and genus
Taxonomy notes citation
Brito, J., Koch, C., Percequillo, A. R., Tinoco, N., Weksler, M., Pinto, C. M., & Pardiñas, U. F. J. (2020). A new genus of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with three new species from montane cloud forests, western Andean cordillera of Colombia and Ecuador. PeerJ, 8, e10247.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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