Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837

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 : 1161

Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837

Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 28.

Type Locality: Chile, Coquimbo Prov., Coquimbo.

Vernacular Names: Darwin's Pericote.

Synonyms: Phyllotis boedeckeri ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis campestris ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis dichrous ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis fulvescens Osgood 1943 ; Phyllotis griseoflavus ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis illapelinus ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis megalotis ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis melanotis ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis melanonotus (Philippi and Landbeck 1858) ; Phyllotis mollis ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis platytarsus ( Philippi 1900) ; Phyllotis segethi ( Philippi 1900) .

Distribution: Coastal WC Chile.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Phyllotis darwini sensu stricto has been revealed as a geographically restricted species following a quarter-century of researches upon its polytypic predecessor, which was believed to range over much of the S Andes. See accounts of P. bonaeriensis , P. caprinus , P. definitus , P. limatus , P. magister , P. osgoodi , P. wolffsohni , and P. xanthopygus , all previously arrayed as subspecies of P. darwini by Pearson (1958) and/or Hershkovitz (1962), for references addressing their specific status.