- Cuscomys ashaninka
Taxobox
name = "Cuscomys ashaninka"
status = NE
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum =Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Rodent ia
subordo =Hystricomorpha
familia =Abrocomidae
genus = "Cuscomys"
genus_authority = Emmons, 1999
species = "C. ashaninka"
binomial = "Cuscomys ashaninka"
binomial_authority = Emmons, 1999"Cuscomys ashaninka" is a large species of
chinchilla rat , discovered in the PeruvianAndes in 1999. The animal has grey fur, with a white nose and lips, and a line of white fur running down its head. It is 30cm in length, with a tail 20cm.On its discovery it was placed in the family
Abrocomidae , but was considered different enough to existing species for the creation of the genus "Cuscomys". Since then, study of the remains of "Abrocoma oblativus", a presumablyextinct species found of chinchilla rat buried alongside people inInca tombs, has shown it to be a member of the same genus, and it has been renamed "C. oblativus".References
*Emmons, L. H. 1999. A new genus and species of abrocomid rodent from Peru (Rodentia: Abrocomidae). American Museum Novitates 3279, 1-14.
* [http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/03/giant-furry-pets-of-incas.html Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas]
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