Calomys lepidus Thomas 1884

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 : 1108

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Calomys lepidus Thomas 1884
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Calomys lepidus Thomas 1884

Calomys lepidus Thomas 1884 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1884: 454.

Type Locality: Perú, Junín Dept., Junín.

Vernacular Names: Graceful Laucha.

Synonyms: Calomys argurus ( Thomas 1919) ; Calomys carilla (Thomas 1902) ; Calomys ducilla (Thomas 1901) ; Calomys marcarum (Thomas 1917) ; Calomys montanus (Sanborn 1950) .

Distribution: Altiplano of C Perú, through W Bolivia (2950-4820 m), to NE Chile and NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, and Tucúman; Díaz, 1999; Ortiz et al., 2000 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Hershkovitz (1962). Populations in Jujuy, NW Argentina, exhibit a different chromosomal complement (2n = 44, FN = 68), as reported by Espinosa et al. (1997), from those described from Peru (2n = 36, FN = 68) by Pearson and Patton (1976); Espinosa et al. (1997) offered a Robertsonian explanation to account for such the karyotypic differences between chromosomal races of a single species, but also acknowledged that two species may be involved. Anderson (1997) regarded carillus and ducillus as valid subspecies in the Bolivian Andes.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Calomys

Loc

Calomys lepidus Thomas 1884

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Calomys lepidus

Thomas 1884: 454
1884
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