Oecomys franciscorum
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oecomys
Species: Oecomys franciscorum
Name
[edit]- Oecomys franciscorum Pardiñas, Teta, Salazar-Bravo, Myers & Galliari, 2016: 1182
Holotype: CNP 4260, adult ♂, skin, skull, postcranial skeleton and viscera.
Type locality: “Argentina, Provincia de Formosa, Departamento de Formosa, Estación de Animales Silvestres Guaycolec, 0.4 km NW of the junction between Ruta Nacional 11 and Riacho Pilagá (25.982733°S, 58.167781°W)”.
Paratype: MACN 26663, adult ♀, skin, skull and postcranial skeleton, same locality as type.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Pardiñas, U.F.J., Teta, P., Salazar-Bravo, J., Myers, P. & Galliari, C.A. 2016. A new species of arboreal rat, genus Oecomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Chaco. Journal of Mammalogy 97(4): 1177–1196. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyw070 Reference page.