Chilomys weksleri
J. Brito, R. García, C. M. Pinto, & Pardiñas in J. Brito, Tinoco, C. M. Pinto, R. García, C. Koch, Fernandez, S. Burneo, & Pardiñas, 2022
Weksler's Forest Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Cricetidae |
Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
Tribe | : Thomasomyini |
Genus | : Chilomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Brito, J., Tinoco, N., Pinto, C.M., García, R., Koch, C., Fernandez, V., Burneo, S. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2022-04-19. Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13211.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13211Original name as described
Chilomys weksleri
Type material
MECN 6365
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Ecuador, Provincia de Cotopaxi, Cantón Sigchos, Parroquia San Francisco de Las Pampas, Reserva Integral Otonga (−0.685367°, −78.995089°,... elevation 1,654 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Brito, J., Tinoco, N., Pinto, C. M., García, R., Koch, C., Fernandez, V., ... & Pardiñas, U. F. (2022). Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador. PeerJ, 10, e13211.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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