Title
Confirmation on the presence of the enigmatic "Machupicchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat" Cuscomys oblativus (Abrocomidae)
Other title
Confirmación de la presencia de la enigmĆ”tica ā€œrata chinchilla arborĆ­cola de Machupicchuā€ Cuscomys oblativus (Abrocomidae)
Date Issued
25 May 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
New evidence on the presence of the Machupicchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat (Cuscomys oblativus: Abrocomidae) from Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary are reported, using camera tramps during april 2018 to april 2019. 67 photographic records were obtained in five mountain forest localities between 2842 and 3413 meters of altitude. All the records correspond to adult specimens and present nocturnal habits with more activity from 10 pm to 04 am. At the moment, no records are known of C. oblativus outside the Machupicchu, being one of the three endemic mammal species of the protected natural area.
Start page
251
End page
254
Volume
27
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, BotÔnica Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85085698666
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus