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Santamartamys rufodorsalis (Rodentia: Echimyidae).
- Source :
- Mammalian Species (Oxford University Press / USA); 7/20/2017, Vol. 49 Issue 948, p63-67, 5p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Santamartamys rufodorsalis (Allen, 1899) is a rodent commonly called the red-crested tree rat. It is a medium-sized arboreal rat with soft, long pelage, and a crest of long hair on the crown between the ears. The dorsum is a deep rufous, and the sides, including the head and nose, are a paler yellowish orange. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Known only from 2 museum specimens and 1 photographic record from 3 localities of Colombia, it may be one of the rarest rodents in South America. Globally, it is considered "Critically Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RODENTS
BIOLOGICAL specimens
ENDANGERED species
ANATOMY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00763519
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 948
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Mammalian Species (Oxford University Press / USA)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125007628
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sex006