Uspallata chinchilla rat [SEP] parent taxon
Uspallata chinchilla rat
The Uspallata chinchilla rat ("Abrocoma uspallata") is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae native to Argentina. This species was identified in 2002, by Braun and Mares from the University of Oklahoma. Only a single specimen has been examined.
Description.
This is a medium-sized species with a head-and-body length of and a tail length of . The upper parts are greyish-brown, some of the hairs having black tips and others pale tips. The
- Budin's chinchilla rat
- "A. cinerea" - ashy chinchilla rat
- "A. famatina" - Famatina chinchilla rat
- "A. shistacea" - Sierra del Tontal chinchilla rat
- "A. uspallata" - Uspallata chinchilla rat
- "A. vaccarum" - Punta de Vacas chinchilla rat or Mendozan chinchilla rat
Additionally, the species "Cuscomys oblativus" was formerly classified as "A. oblativus", but has been reassigned.
Further reading.
- Braun, J. K. and M. A. Mares