Rhipidomys modicus Thomas 1926

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1170

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11325702
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scientific name	Rhipidomys modicus Thomas 1926
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Rhipidomys modicus Thomas 1926 View in CoL

Rhipidomys modicus Thomas 1926 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 18: 161.

Type Locality: Perú, San Martín Dept., Puca Tambo, about 50 mi ( 80 km) E Chachapoyas, 5100 ft ( 1555 m).

Vernacular Names: Peruvian Rhipidomys.

Distribution: Middle elevations, 700-1800 m, of E Andean slopes, C Perú.

Discussion: R. leucodactylus section sensu Tribe (1996). Arranged as a subspecies of R. leucodactylus by Cabrera (1961) and as a subjective synonym of R. couesi by Musser and Carleton (1993). Specific status reasserted and diagnosis emended by Tribe (1996), who recorded its sympatry with examples of R. leucodactylus .