Chalchalero viscacha rat

Chalchalero viscacha rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Tympanoctomys
Species:
T. loschalchalerosorum
Binomial name
Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum
Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz, 2000
Synonyms

Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum

The Chalchalero viscacha rat or Chalchalero vizcacha rat (Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum) is a species of caviomorph rodent in the family Octodontidae.[2] It was formerly considered to be monotypic within the genus Salinoctomys,[2] but has been shown by genetic analysis to nest within Tympanoctomys, and in particular, within the variation of T. barrerae.[1][3] The species is endemic to a small area of northwestern Argentina, where it lives in shrublands bordering the salt flats of the Salinas Grandes.[1] Its diet consists of halophyte plants.[1] It is named after an Argentine musical group, Los Chalchaleros, whose songs were popular with its discoverers.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Roach, N. (2016). "Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136714A78324608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136714A78324608.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1573. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Suárez-Villota, E. Y.; González-Wevar, C. A.; Gallardo, M. H.; Vásquez, R. A.; Poulin, E. (December 2016). "Filling phylogenetic gaps and the biogeographic relationships of the Octodontidae (Mammalia: Hystricognathi)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 105: 96–101. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.015. hdl:10533/227937.
  4. ^ Mares, Michael A. (1 November 2003). "Desert dreams: seeking the secret mammals of the salt pans - Naturalist at Large" (PDF). Natural History: 29–34.[permanent dead link]