Range extension of Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence, 1941) (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in Patagonia and southernmost record

By

Bernardis, Adela M.
Formoso, Anahí E
Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1571--1572

Subjects

Argentina , Geographic distribution , mammalia , new record , Octodontidae , Rodentia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.6.1571

 

Abstract

We report the southernmost record for the octodontid rodent T. barrerae, which is also the second recording locality for this species in Patagonia. The new locality is placed in S Neuquén province, extending the known range of the species about 150 km SW from the nearest previous record. Although T. barrerae is considered a highly specialized rodent of salar flats in Monte desert, the record reported here came from an arbustive rocky environment belonging to the Monte- Patagonia ecotone.