Punomys kofordi
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Andinomyini
Genus: Punomys
Species: Punomys kofordi
Name
[edit]Punomys kofordi Pacheco & Patton, 1995: 86
- Holotype: MVZ 139588, adult ♀, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “13 mi (20.8 km) ENE Crucero, Lago Aricoma, Department of Puno, Peru, 15,000 ft (4,550 m), approximately 14°17'S, 69°47'W”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Pacheco, V. & Patton, J.L. 1995. A new species of the Puna mouse, genus Punomys Osgood, 1943 (Muridae, Sigmodontinae) from the southeastern Andes of Perú. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 60: 85–96.
Additional references
[edit]- Patton, J.L. 2015. Genus Punomys Osgood, 1943. Pp. 103–77 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- IUCN: Punomys kofordi (Vulnerable)
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Eastern Puna Mouse, Koford’s Puna Mouse