Punomys kofordi, Pacheco & Patton, 1995

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 504

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727589

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scientific name

Punomys kofordi
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667. View Plate 29: Cricetidae

Koford’s Puna Mouse

Punomys kofordi View in CoL

French: Punomys de Koford / German: Koford-Puna-Maus / Spanish: Raton de puna de Koford

Other common names: Eastern Puna Mouse

Taxonomy. Punomys kofordi Pacheco & Patton, 1995 View in CoL , 20 -8 km ENE Crucero, 4550 m, Lago Aricoma, Puno, Peru .

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. E Andes Range in S Peru (Puno Region) and NW Bolivia (La Paz Department); specific affiliation of the Bolivian record notfully resolved. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 126-163 mm, tail 65-81 mm, ear 23-27-6 mm, hindfoot 26-28 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Pelage of upperparts of Koford’s Puna Mouse is overall darker, not contrasting in color with underparts; tail is longer than 30% of head-body length; hindfoot absolutely shorter (mean 27-2 mm vs. 28:7 mm) than in the Western Puna Mouse ( P lemminus ).

Habitat. Humid eastern Cordillera bordering the Altiplano at elevations of 4500-4770 m. Koford’s Puna Mice were found in holes under mossy rocks, under rocky piles, or at bases ofsteep slopes and cliffs, usually close to Senecio (Asteraceae) bushes.

Food and Feeding. Koford’s Puna Mouse is herbivorous. Suitable microhabitats can be identified by presence of cuttings or flowers of Senecio , a preferred food, layering floors of holes.

Breeding. Pregnant or lactating Koford’s Puna Mice andjuveniles were caught from June to September;litters have 2-3 young. Reproduction is timed differently for Koford’s Puna Mouse than for the Western Puna Mouse that breeds in November—April (wet season).

Activity patterns. Koford’s Puna Mice were seen day and night. This speciesis terrestrial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Several individuals of Koford’s Puna Mouse used a common burrow opening.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Koford’s Puna Mouse has a very restricted area of occupancy and is known from less than five locations.

Bibliography. Pacheco & Patton (1995), Patterson & Zeballos (2008a), Patton (2015a), Pearson (1957), Salazar Bravo, Miralles-Salazar et al. (2011), Salazar-Bravo, Pardinas et al. (2016).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Punomys

Loc

Punomys kofordi

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Punomys kofordi

Pacheco & Patton 1995
1995
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