Neusticomys peruviensis
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Neusticomys
Species: Neusticomys peruviensis
Name
[edit]Neusticomys peruviensis (Musser & Gardner, 1974)
- Holotype: LSUMZ 14407, adult ♂, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “Balta (10º08'S, 17º13'W), at the point where the streams known to the local Cashinahua Indians as the Inuya and the Xumuya enter the Río Curanja, elevation 300 meters, Departamento de Loreto, Perú”.
Combinations
[edit]- Daptomys peruviensis Musser & Gardner, 1974 : 7 [original combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Musser, G.G. & Gardner, A.L. 1974. A new species of the ichthyomyine Daptomys from Peru. American Museum Novitates 2537: 1–23. hdl: 2246/2740
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Vivar, E. & Zeballos, H. 2016. IUCN: Neusticomys peruviensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14743A22336941. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14743A22336941.en}}
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Peruvian Ichthyomyine, Peruvian Fish-eating Rat