Biology:Abrocoma
| Abrocoma | |
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| Abrocoma bennettii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Abrocomidae |
| Genus: | Abrocoma Waterhouse, 1837 |
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| Abrocoma bennettii Waterhouse, 1837
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Abrocoma is a genus of abrocomid rodents found in the Andes of South America, from southern Peru to central Chile . The genus contains eight species, most of which are found in isolated mountain ranges in northwestern Argentina . The oldest fossil record for the Caviomorpha appears at the late Eocene-Early Oligocene transition (37.5–31.5 mybp).[1] The Abrocoma has an interesting body structure for example within its own head it has a sac that contains a liquid that is not named by Janet K. Braun and Michael A. Mares(894). They also have feet that are padded whiched helped to completely say with certainty that it is a rock dweller but also a rock climber.(896).
Species
- Genus Abrocoma
- A. bennettii - Bennett's chinchilla rat
- A. boliviensis - Bolivian chinchilla rat
- A. budini - Budin's chinchilla rat
- A. cinerea - ashy chinchilla rat
- A. famatina - Famatina chinchilla rat
- A. shistacea - Sierra del Tontal chinchilla rat
- A. uspallata - Uspallata chinchilla rat
- A. vaccarum - Punta de Vacas chinchilla rat or Mendozan chinchilla rat
Additionally, the species Cuscomys oblativus was formerly classified as A. oblativus, but has been reassigned.[2]
References
- ↑ Gallardo, Milton; Kirsch, John (March 2001). "Molecular relationships among Octodontidae". Journal of Mammalian Evolution 8 (1): 73–89. doi:10.1023/A:1011345000786.
- ↑ http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/03/giant-furry-pets-of-incas.html Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas
Further reading
- Braun, J. K. and M. A. Mares. 2002. Systematics of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex (Rodentia: Abrocomidae), with a description of a new species of Abrocoma. Journal of Mammalogy, 83:1-19.
- Braun, J. K., & Mares, M. A. (1996). Unusual morphological and behavioral traits in Abrocoma (rodentia: Abrocomidae) from Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy, 77(3), 891. https://doi.org/10.2307/1382695
Wikidata ☰ Q480789 entry
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