Scolomys ucayalensis Pacheco 1991

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 : 1173

Scolomys ucayalensis Pacheco 1991

Scolomys ucayalensis Pacheco 1991 , Publ. Mus . Hist. Nat., Ser. A Zool., Univ. Nac. Mayor de San Marcos, 37: 1.

Type Locality: Perú, Loreto Dept., 2.8 km E Jenaro Herrera, right bank of Río Ucayali, 135 m; 79°39'W, 04°52'S.

Vernacular Names: Long-nosed Scolomys.

Synonyms: Scolomys juruaense Patton and da Silva 1995 .

Distribution: S Colombia, NE Peru, and westernmost Brazil (Acre and Amazonas) (Gómez-Laverde et al., 2004:Fig. 1).

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Based on qualitative traits, morphometric analyses, and cytochrome b sequences, Gómez-Laverde et al. (2004) considered the recently described juruaense as insufficiently differentiated to warrant specific separation.