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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Abrocomidae
--> GENUS Cuscomys
SPECIES Cuscomys ashaninka
Author: | Emmons, 1999. | Citation: | Am. Mus. Novit., 3279: 2. | Common Name: | Ashaninka Arboreal Chinchilla Rat | Type Locality: | Peru, Dept. de Cusco, N Cordillera de Vilcabamba (11o39’36"S, 73o40’02"W). | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality. | Comments: | An arboreally adapted abrocomid rodent. |
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