Notable range extension of Chinchillula sahamae Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) to central Peru, with natural history notes

By

Pacheco, Víctor
Cairampoma, Raisa
Quispe, Alan
Velezvilla, Giancarlo
Vasquez, Alicia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-3-17

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

183--190

Subjects

Andes , Huancavelica , Junin , Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos–Cochas , small mammals

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.183

 

Abstract

Chinchillula sahamae Thomas, 1898 is a sigmodontine rat, known to occur in southern Peru, northern Chile, and western Bolivia. In this study, we report new records of the species in the departments of Huancavelica and Junín, Peru, which extend this species’ known distribution 370 km northwest, and new records in the department of Tacna, which extend the upper elevational range of the species to 5100 m, 250 m higher than previously known. In addition, we include notes on natural history, especially nesting behaviour, based on direct observations.