Aconaemys porteri Thomas 1917

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Octodontidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1570-1573 : 1571

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scientific name	Aconaemys porteri Thomas 1917
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Aconaemys porteri Thomas 1917 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 19: 281.

Type Locality: Chile, Osorno Prov., Osorno.

Vernacular Names: Porter's Rock Rat.

Distribution: NE slope of Villarrica Volcano to Puyehue ( Chile) and to Nahuelhuapi Lake district ( Argentina); between 900 to 2,000 m.

Discussion: Pearson (1984) synomyized porteri with fuscus , but Gallardo and Reise (1992) demonstrated that the two are morphologically and chromosomally distinct. Karyotype has 2n=58 and FN=112 ( Gallardo and Reise, 1992).