Aconaemys porteri
O. Thomas, 1917
Porter's Rock Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Octodontidae |
| Genus | : Aconaemys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1917-03-01. A new species of Aconæmys from southern Chili. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)19(111):281-282.
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Original name as described
Aconaemys porteri
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1916.11.14.4
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Osorno, S. Chile, " slopes of Volcán Osorno, Los Lagos Region.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile · Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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