Phyllotis definitus Osgood 1915

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1162

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3A84339C-EF3A-A71D-726D-6C3BF82175EA
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Phyllotis definitus Osgood 1915
status

Treatment

Phyllotis definitus Osgood 1915 , Field Mus . Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 10: 189.

Type Locality: Perú, Ancash Dept., Mácate, 9000 ft (2743 m).

Vernacular Names: Ancash Pericote.

Distribution: Andes of Ancash, Perú.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included in P. magister by Pearson (1958) and in P. darwini by Hershkovitz (1962) but distinctive karyotype is unlike either of those species (see Pearson, 1972).