Chilomys georgeledecii
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Chilomys
Species: Chilomys georgeledecii
Name
[edit]Chilomys georgeledecii Brito, Tinoco, García, Koch & Pardiñas in Brito et al., 2022: 19
- Holotype: MECN 6024, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Jorge Brito, M., J. Curay and Rocío Vargas on 8 November 2018.
- Type locality: “Ecuador, Provincia de Carchi, Reserva Drácula, Peñas Blancas-Pailón (−0.98259°, −78.22204°, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection; elevation 1,502 m)”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Brito M., J., Tinoco, N., Pinto, C.M., García, R., Koch, C., Fernandez, V., Burneo, S. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2022. Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10: e13211. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13211
Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Ledeci's Forest Mouse