Range extension of Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence, 1941) (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in Patagonia and southernmost record

BERNARDIS, A.; FORMOSO, A.; PARDIÑAS, U.F.J.

Check List - Journal of Species Lists and Distribution

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

Año: 2013 p. 1571 - 1572

1809-127X

We report the southernmost record for the octodontid rodent T. barrerae, which is also the second recording locality for this species in Patagonia. The new locality is placed in S Neuquén province, extending the known range of the species about 150 km SW from the nearest previous record. Although T. barrerae is considered a highly specialized rodent of salar flats in Monte desert, the record reported here came from an arbustive rocky environment belonging to the Monte-Patagonia ecotone.