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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Octodontidae
--> GENUS Pipanacoctomys
SPECIES Pipanacoctomys aureus
| Author: | Mares, Braum, Barquez, and Diaz, 2000. | | Citation: | Occas. Papers, Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 203: 3. | | Common Name: | Golden Vizcacha Rat | | Type Locality: | Argentina, Catamarca Prov., Dept. Pomán, 28 km S, 9.3 km W Andalgalá (27o50’03"S, 66o15’50"W), 680 m. | | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality. | | Comments: | Analysis of morphological data (Mares et al., 2000) suggests sister taxon relationship with Salinoctomys and close relationship with Tympanoctomys. |
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