Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat
Cuscomys oblativa (Eaton, 1916)
Also calledAbrocome des Incas (fra) · Chinchilla arborícola de Machu Picchu (spa) · Machu-Picchu-Inkaratte (deu) · Rato-chinchila-arborícola-de-machu-pichu (por) · kuskoszczur inkaski (pol) · جرذ الشنشيلة ماتشو بيتشو الشجري (ara) · マチュピチュチンチラネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Mem. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. vol.5 p.87
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: Considered probably extinct by Thomas (1920 b); but see Emmons (1999 a: 13).
Order Rodentia - Family Abrocomidae
distribution
Distribution: Known only from Inca burial sites of Machu Picchu.
Order Rodentia - Family Abrocomidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Abrocomidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Dense, wet cloud forest on steep rocky slopes at elevations of ¢. 2700 m on the Machu Picchu ridge.
Abrocomidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Cuscomys oblativa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264785.