Incanomys mayopuma

Taxonavigation
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Incanomys
Species: Incanomys mayopuma
Name
Incanomys mayopuma Zeballos, Pari, Medina & Pino in Zeballos et al. 2025: 14
- Holotype: MUSA 13864 (field number APC 1755), adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by A. Pari and H. Zeballos on 24 October 2012.
- Type locality: “Peru, Department of Cusco, Province of Urubamba, Wiñaywayna, located 4 km southwest of the Aguas Calientes town (also known as Machupicchu Pueblo). The geographical coordinates are approximately 13°11′09′′ S and 72°32′34.5′′ W, at an elevation of 2825 m. The locality is within the Santuario Histórico de Machupicchu on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes”.
References
Primary references
- Zeballos, H., Pari, A., Medina, C.E., Pino, K., Arias, S., Arce, A.L. & Gonzales, F.N. 2025. Description of a New Genus and Species of Semi-Aquatic Rodent (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Ichthyomyini) from the Southern Peruvian Andes. Diversity 17(6): 406. DOI: 10.3390/d17060406
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Vernacular names
- English: Incan Water Rat