Cuscomys
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cuscomys-285-50124
title:
Cuscomys
text:
Cuscomys is a genus of rodents found in the Andes of Cusco in southern Peru. These relatively large chinchilla rats are dark grey with a distinct white line running from the crown to the nose. The genus was coined in 1999 when C. ashaninka was scientifically described, but later it was discovered that C. oblativus, a species traditionally placed in the genus Abrocoma, actually belonged in Cuscomys. They are very poorly known, as C. ashaninka only is known from the holotype, while C. oblativus us
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of rodents
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscomys
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date modified:
2024-03-03T08:35:17Z
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