Family Abrocomidae Higher classification Chinchilla rat | Phylum Chordata Suborder Hystricomorpha Scientific name Abrocoma Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Bennett's chinchilla rat, Bolivian chinchilla rat, Machu Picchu arboreal, Ashy chinchilla rat, Sierra del Tontal chinchilla | ||
Abrocoma is a genus of abrocomid rodents found in the Andes of South America, from southern Peru to central Chile. The genus contains eight species, most of which are found in isolated mountain ranges in northwestern Argentina. The oldest fossil record for the Caviomorpha appears at the late Eocene-Early Oligocene transition (37.5–31.5 mybp).
Species
Additionally, the species Cuscomys oblativus was formerly classified as A. oblativus, but has been reassigned.
References
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