Auliscomys pictus ...
752. Painted Big-eared Mouse Auliscomys pictus French: Phyllotis peint / German: Bunte GrofRohrmaus / Spanish: Raton de orejas grandes pintado Other common names: Lofty Pericote, Colorful Pericote Taxonomy. Rheithrodon pictus Thomas, 1884, Junin, 13,700 ft (= 4176 m), Junin, Peru. Auliscomys pictus...
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| Summary: | 752. Painted Big-eared Mouse Auliscomys pictus French: Phyllotis peint / German: Bunte GrofRohrmaus / Spanish: Raton de orejas grandes pintado Other common names: Lofty Pericote, Colorful Pericote Taxonomy. Rheithrodon pictus Thomas, 1884, Junin, 13,700 ft (= 4176 m), Junin, Peru. Auliscomys pictus is the type species of the genus. Monotypic. Distribution. Andes of C & S Peru and W Bolivia. Descriptive notes. Head-body 100-133 mm, tail 83-102 mm, ear 21-24 mm, hindfoot 25-27 mm; weight 44-60 g. Living species of Auliscomys includes small to medium-sized Phyllotislike rodents with long lax fur, stout bodies, and tails either as long as or shorter than head-body length. Tail is well-haired and bicolored and lacks apical tuft. Dorsum is uniformly grayish to rich brown or buffy yellow, mixed with black; underparts are overall gray or white. Ears vary from small to large, often with buffy or white post-auricular patches. Feet are stout, generally heavily fringed; palms and soles are naked. There are four ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, pp. 204-535 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 531-532, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 ... |
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