Authority citation: Anderson, S. and Yates, T.L. 2000-02. A new genus and species of phyllotine rodent from Bolivia. Journal of Mammalogy 81(1):18-36.
Authority publication link: 2.0.CO;2 target=_blank>https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0018:ANGASO>2.0.CO;2
Original name as described: Tapecomys primus
Nominal names: primus S. Anderson & Yates, 2000
Other common names: Primordial Tapecua
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Phyllotini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MSB:Mamm:239826 (= CBF 2414)
Type locality: Tapecua, 1500 m, Tarija, Bolivia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Bolivia (BOL) | Argentina (ARG)
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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