Apnoctomys conicetorum
Teta, A. A. Ojeda, Tarquino Carbonell, J. R. Alvarado-Larios, P. Cuello, P. Cornejo, Mignino, R. A. Ojeda, & Verzi, 2026
Guasapampa Viscacha Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Octodontidae |
| Genus | : Apnoctomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Teta, P., Ojeda, A.A., Tarquino Carbonell, A.P., Alvarado-Larios, J.R., Cuello, P., Cornejo, P., Mignino, J., Ojeda, R.A. and Verzi, D.H. 2026-06-12. A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Vertebrate Zoology 76:361-380.
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Original name as described
Apnoctomys conicetorum
Type material
CMI 7710
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Argentina: Córdoba Province, Minas Department, eastern slope of the Sierra de Guasapampa, 800 m NE of Casco de la Estancia Pinas, Parque Nacional Traslasierra (–31.1588°, –65.4509°; Fig. 4: locality 4)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Teta, P., Ojeda, A.A., Tarquino Carbonell, A.P., Alvarado-Larios, J.R., Cuello, P., Cornejo, P., Mignino, J., Ojeda, R.A. and Verzi, D.H. 2026. A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Vertebrate Zoology 76:361-380. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e187462
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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