- Cuscomys oblativus
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Cuscomys oblativus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Abrocomidae Genus: Cuscomys Species: C. oblativus Binomial name Cuscomys oblativus Cuscomys oblativus known as the Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat, is a large species of South American chinchilla rat, known from remains found in 1912, buried alongside people in ancient Inca tombs at Machu Picchu in Peru. Although considered extinct by the IUCN, photos of a rodent taken at Machu Picchu in late 2009 likely show this species.[2]
Originally assigned to the genus Abrocoma, recent studies showed it to be more closely allied to Cuscomys ashaninka, a species unknown to science until 1999.
References
- ^ Pacheco, V., Zeballos, Z., Vivar, E. & Dunnum, J. (2008). Cuscomys oblativa. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.
- ^ Castillo, G. M. (2009). (Spanish) Detectan en Cusco a roedor declarado extinto. El Comercio (Peru). 12-08-2009.
- Emmons, Louise (1999-12-08). "A New Genus and Species of Abrocomid Rodent from Peru (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3279): 14. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/3027/1/N3279.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas
Categories:- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Rodent stubs
- Cuscomys
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