Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Scientific name Tapecomys primus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Tribe Phyllotini Higher classification Tapecomys | |
Similar Rodent, Phyllotini, Andalgalomys, Brucepattersonius, Auliscomys | ||
The primordial tapecua (Tapecomys primus) is a species of medium-sized rodent in the family Cricetidae. The type locality is in southeastern Bolivia. It is the only known species of the genus Tapecomys. Two specimens were found in 1991 in a forested region at an elevation of 1500 m near the village of Tapecua in the Tarija Department of Bolivia. A few additional specimens have been found since, from the type locality and from a location in Jujuy Province, northern Argentina.
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