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 Melanomys zunigae Sanborn 1949 Melanomys zunigae Sanborn 1949 , Publ. Mus . Hist. Nat., Javier Prado, Zool., 1 (3): 2 . Type Locality: Perú , Lima Dept., Lomas de Atocongo. Vernacular Names: Zuniga's Melanomys . Distribution: WC Perú . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).