Order Rodentia - Family Abrocomidae 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 1574 1575 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Cuscomys ashaninka Emmons 1999 Cuscomys ashaninka Emmons 1999 , Am. Mus. Novit., 3279: 2 . Type Locality: Peru , Dept. de Cusco , N Cordillera de Vilcabamba ( 11 ^o 39’36"S , 73 ^o 40’02"W ) . Vernacular Names: Ashaninka Arboreal Chinchilla Rat . Distribution: Known only from the type locality. Discussion: An arboreally adapted abrocomid rodent.