HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Neusticomys
SPECIES Neusticomys monticolus
Author: | Anthony, 1921. | Citation: | Am. Mus. Novit., 20: 2. | Common Name: | Montane Ichthyomyine | Type Locality: | Ecuador, Pichincha Prov., Cordillera Occidental, Nono Farm, "San Francisco," 10,500 ft (3200 m). | Distribution: | Andes, ca. 1800-3750 m, of W Colombia and N Ecuador. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Taxonomy and distribution reviewed by Voss (1988), who noted the probably lower elevation of the type locality at 8580 ft (2615 m). |
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