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Ashaninika Arboreal Chinchilla Rat

Cuscomys ashaninka

Classification

The Asháninka arboreal chinchilla rat (Cuscomys ashaninka) is a large species of chinchilla rats from the Andes of far northern Cusco in Peru. It was first scientifically described in 1999. The first specimen of this species was discovered by Louise Emmons, a researcher of the Smithsonian Institution from Washington, D.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru