Small Mammals Of The Mayo River Basin In Northern Peru, With The Description Of A New Species Of Sturnira (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Velazco, Paúl M.
Patterson, Bruce D.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2019
2019-04-05
2019
429
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69
6RVHG
(Pelzeln, 1883)
Pelzeln
1883
[201,543,1221,1245]
Mammalia
Cricetidae
Nectomys
Animalia
Rodentia
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49
Chordata
species
rattus
IDENTIFICATION: We consulted descriptions and measurements of Nectomys rattusprovided by Hershkovitz (1944, as Nectomys squamipes melanius), Voss et al. (2001, as Nectomys melanius), Bonvicino and Weksler (2015), and Chiquito et al. (2017). No subspecies are currently recognized in Nectomys rattus( Bonvicino and Weksler, 2015; Chiquito et al., 2017). Nectomys rattusis distinguished from other species in the genus by the following combination of characteristics: dorsal fur grayish brown; venter fur pale gray; hind feet lacking hypothenar pads; forefeet with distinct rudiment of thumb with nail; tail scaly but moderately haired; lacrimals contacting the maxillary bone; interparietal much wider than long; and dorsolateral exposition of the exoccipital reduced ( Bonvicino and Weksler, 2015; Chiquito et al., 2017). Our specimen conforms to previous descriptions of the species, and its measurements fall within the range of size variation previously documented.
REMARKS: Our single specimen was captured in a cultivated area. Lareschi and Velazco (2013)reported the mite Gigantolaelaps goyanensisfrom our specimen.
MUSM
El Diamante
49
49
MUSM 39281
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