First records of Echimys saturnus Thomas, 1928 (Rodentia, Echimyidae) for the Peruvian Yungas
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Echimys saturnus Thomas, 1928 is an echimyid rodent that has been recorded in lowland, premontane and montane forests Ecuador lowland Peru. Here, we report five new records of this species the Peruvian Yungas ecoregion. Our come from Amazonas, San Martín, Huánuco departments. The specimen, collected at 3300 m a.s.l., constitutes highest southernmost record for species, extending its distribution range by 251 km south. Additionally, provide some notes on natural history conservation status species.
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عنوان ژورنال: Check List
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1809-127X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.3.1007