Abrocoma boliviensis (Bolivian Chincilla Rat)

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

[ Back to top ]

Common Names in English:

Bolivian Chincilla Rat

Description

[ Back to top ]

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Live in rock crevices or underground tunnels with the entrance usually found beneath rocks or bushes (Nowak 1999). (Ref. 94639)

List of Habitats :3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Taxonomy

[ Back to top ]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Anagalida () - (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Simplicidentata () - (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Order: Rodentia () - Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
        Suborder: Hystricognatha () - Woods, 1976
        Infraorder: Hystricognathi () - Tullberg, 1899
        Parvorder: Caviida () - Bryant & Mckenna, 1995
        Superfamily: Chinchilloidea () - (Bennett, 1833) Kraglievich, 1940
        Family: Abrocomidae () - Miller & Gidley, 1918
        Genus: Abrocoma () - Waterhouse, 1837
        Specific name: boliviensis - Glanz and Anderson, 1990
        Scientific name: - Abrocoma boliviensis Glanz and Anderson, 1990

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Apr-2001

Similar Species

[ Back to top ]

Members of the genus Abrocoma

There are approximately 8 species in this genus:

A. bennetti · A. bennetti bennetti · A. bennettii (Bennett's Chinchilla Rat) · A. bennettii bennettii · A. boliviensis (Bolivian Chincilla Rat) · A. cinerea (Ashy Chinchilla Rat) · A. cinerea budini · A. cinerea schistacea

Bibliography

[ Back to top ]

Charles A. Woods: Status: Apparently rare
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

More Info

[ Back to top ]

Search for Pictures: images.google.com
Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books

Notes

[ Back to top ]

Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Contreras, L. 1996. Abrocoma boliviensis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Contreras, L. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2479192
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-584789
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 356774
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 584789
IUCN ID: 18
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1278