Authority citation: Bridges, T. 1846-05. The following letter was read, addressed to G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., by the Society's Corresponding Member Thomas Bridges, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1846:7-10.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862659
Original name as described: Hesperomys Boliviensis
Nominal names: boliviensis (G. R. Waterhouse in Bridges, 1846) | waterhousii (Trouessart, 1881) [nomen novum] | flavidior (O. Thomas, 1902) | obliviensis (O. P. Pearson, 1958) [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Bolivian Pericote|Achulla|Achohalla|Pericote Orejón Boliviano
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Phyllotini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1845.11.19.9
Type locality: "Bolivia, near Potosi [Potosí]."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER) | Bolivia (BOL) | Chile (CHL)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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