Daptomys nunashae
Pacheco, Sánchez-Vendizú, Fajardo, Cossíos, & Cadenillas, 2025
Tingo María Fish-eating Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Ichthyomyini |
| Genus | : Daptomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Pacheco, V.R., Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y., Fajardo, Ú., Cossíos, D. and Cadenillas, R. 2025-09-26. Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru. Zootaxa 5696(4):451-481.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.1Original name as described
Daptomys nunashae
Type material
MUSM 45056
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Parque Nacional Tingo María, Puesto de control Tres de Mayo, Mariano Damaso Beraún District, Leoncio Prado Province, Huánuco Department, Peru, at 1115 m elevation (9.405733° S, 76.003342° W; Fig. 1)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Pacheco, V.R., Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y., Fajardo, Ú., Cossíos, D. and Cadenillas, R. 2025. Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru. Zootaxa 5696(4):451-481. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.1
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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