First record of Tympanoctomys aureus (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in La Rioja Province, Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS22.3.1Keywords:
biodiversity, golden vizcacha rat, Hystricomorpha, Northwestern ArgentinaAbstract
Tympanoctomys includes four living species endemic of the arid and semiarid regions, mainly restricted to west–central and south–central Argentina. For Northwestern Argentina, it has been mentioned T. loschalchalerosorum and T. aureus, known only for their type localities and surroundings, in La Rioja and Catamarca provinces, respectively. In this work, we inform about the first record of T. aureus in La Rioja from bony remains recovered from owl pellets. The new record is the seventh locality reported for the species and extends its known distribution approximately 80 km to the southwest with respect to the southernmost locality.
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