Nephelomys ricardopalmai
Ruelas, Pacheco, Inche, & Tinoco, 2021
Ricardo Palma's Rice 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 | : Nephelomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Ruelas, D., Pacheco, V.R., Inche, B. and Tinoco, N. 2021-08-31. A preliminary review of _Nephelomys albigularis_ (Tomes, 1860) (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with the description of a new species from the Peruvian montane forests. Zootaxa 5027(2):175-210.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5027.2.3Original name as described
Nephelomys ricardopalmai
Type material
MUSM 46989
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Área de Conservación Privada Huiquilla (6° 23’ 04” S, 77° 59’ 18” W, 2781 m a.s.l.), Longuita District, Luya Province, Amazonas Department, Peru."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Ruelas, D., Pacheco, V., Inche, B., & Tinoco, N. (2021). A preliminary review of Nephelomys albigularis (Tomes, 1860) (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with the description of a new species from the Peruvian montane forests. Zootaxa, 5027(2), 175-210.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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