Chinchillula sahamae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Incertae sedis
Genus: Chinchillula
Species: Chinchillula sahamae

Holotype: BMNH 983166, immature ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Esperanza, a ‘tambo’ in the neighbourhood of Mount Sahama, [La Paz,] Bolivia”.

Thomas, O. 1898b. On some new mammals from the neighbourhood of Mount Sahama, Bolivia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 7, 1: 277–283. DOI: 10.1080/00222939808677971 BHL Reference page.

Salazar-Bravo, J. 2015. Genus Chinchillula Thomas, 1898. Pp. 78-79. In Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America - vol. 2 Rodentia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1384p.

Chinchillula sahamae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Chinchillula sahamae (Least Concern)

English: Altiplano Chinchilla Mouse
español: Achallo, Chinchillón, Carpinto