Chinchillula sahamae Thomas 1898

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1111

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11326034
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scientific name	Chinchillula sahamae Thomas 1898
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Chinchillula sahamae Thomas 1898 View in CoL

Chinchillula sahamae Thomas 1898 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 1: 280.

Type Locality: Bolivia, La Paz Dept., 50 km N Mt Sajama, Esperanza, Pacajes, 4200 m.

Vernacular Names: Achallo.

Distribution: Altiplano region of S Perú, W Bolivia (above 4000 m), and N Chile.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The presence of this species in NW Argentina, as reported in many faunal works and checklists (Cabrera, 1961; Díaz, 2000; Musser and Carleton, 1993), is not based on confirmed identification of any vouchered specimen (see Galliari et al., 1996; Ortiz et al., 2000 a).