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| Specimen Records: | 2 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 2 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 2 |
| Public Records: | 0 |
| Species: | 1 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 1 |
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Abrocoma
Abrocoma is a genus of abrocomid rodents found in the Andes of South America, from southern Peru to central Chile. The genus contains eight species, most of which are found in isolated mountain ranges in northwestern Argentina.
Species
- Genus Abrocoma
- Abrocoma bennettii - Bennett's Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma boliviensis - Bolivian Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma budini - Budin's Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma cinerea - Ashy Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma famatina - Famatina Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma schistacea - Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma uspallata - Uspallata Chinchilla Rat
- Abrocoma vaccarum - Mendozan Chinchilla Rat
Additionally, the species Cuscomys oblativus was formerly classified as Abrocoma oblativus, but has been reassigned. [1]
References
- ^ http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/03/giant-furry-pets-of-incas.html Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas
- Braun, J. K. and M. A. Mares. 2002. Systematics of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex (Rodentia: Abrocomidae), with a description of a new species of Abrocoma. Journal of Mammalogy, 83:1-19.
- Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas
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