Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2
955
1189
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Chibchanomys orcesi
Jenkins and Barnett 1997
Chibchanomys orcesi
Jenkins and Barnett 1997
,
Bull. Nat. Hist.
Mus
. Lond., 63: 124
.
Type Locality:
Ecuador
,
Azuay Prov.
, Las Cajas, Lake Luspa,
3700 m
;
02°50’S
,
79°30’W
.
Vernacular Names:
Las Cajas Ichthyomyine
.
Distribution:
Páramo,
3100-4000 m
, of the Las Cajas Plateau, S
Ecuador
.
Discussion:
Although exhibiting certain similarities to
Neusticomys
, the brunt of apomorphic traits substantiates the placement of
orcesi
in
Chibchanomys
. Phylogenetic relationships to other ichthyomyine genera examined by
Jenkins and Barnett (1997)
; behavioral and ecological observations supplied by
Barnett (1997)
.