Pipanacoctomys aureus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Octodontidae
Genus: Pipanacoctomys
Species: Pipanacoctomys aureus

Name

Pipanacoctomys aureus Mares, Braun, Barquez & Díaz, 2000: 3

• Holotype: CML 6137, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by J.K. Braun, M.A. Mares, R.M. Barquez and M.M. Dáiz on 6 October 1998.
• Type locality: “Argentina: Catamarca Province: Departamento Pomán: 28 km S, 9.3 km W Andalgalá, 27°50'03" S, 66°15'50" W; elevation 680 m”.

References

Primary references

• Mares, M.A., Braun, J.K., Barquez, R.M. & Díaz, M.M. 2000. Two new genera and species of halophytic desert mammals from isolated salt flats in Argentina. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University 203: 1–27. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ojeda, A.A., Tarquino-Carbonell, A. del P., Vélez, L.M. & Ojeda, R.A. 2018. Tympanoctomys: 75 años de historia. Estado actual del conocimiento del género. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 20(1): 109–122. PDF Reference page. 
• Suárez-Villota, E.Y., González-Wevar, C.A., Gallardo, M.H., Vásquez, R.A. & Poulin, E. 2016. Filling phylogenetic gaps and the biogeographic relationships of the Octodontidae (Mammalia: Hystricognathi). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 105: 96–101. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.015 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Golden Viscacha Rat