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Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat

Cuscomys oblativus

Classification

The Machu Picchu arboreal chinchilla rat (Cuscomys oblativus) is a large species of South American chinchilla rat, known from skeletal remains found by members of the Peruvian Expedition of 1912. The animals were buried alongside people in ancient Inca tombs at Machu Picchu in Peru. It was considered extinct by the IUCN in 2008, but conservation status was changed to data deficient in 2016.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru