Cuscomys oblativa

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	ABROCOMIDAE

Scientific Name:	Cuscomys oblativa
Species Authority:	(Eaton, 1916)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s	Pacheco, V., Zeballos, Z., Vivar E. & Dunnum, J.
Evaluator/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: This species is listed as Extinct because it is only known from two old skulls collected at an Inca burial site. It has not been located during any surveys.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from Inca burial sites of Machu Picchu, southeastern Peru (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005).
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Peru
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	The species is known only from two skulls, estimated to be around 400 years old. It is considered probably extinct (Thomas, 1920; Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). However, Emmons (1999) states that there is no evident reason for C. oblativa to have become extinct since 1500 and it is likely to be still extant. It has not been located during any surveys of the region and the origin of the two skulls collected is not known.

Population:

The species is known only from two skulls, estimated to be around 400 years old. It is considered probably extinct (Thomas, 1920; Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). However, Emmons (1999) states that there is no evident reason for
C. oblativa to have become extinct since 1500 and it is likely to be still extant. It has not been located during any surveys of the region and the origin of the two skulls collected is not known.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The habitat and ecology of this species is not known.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known. The presence of the two skulls at an Inca burial site suggests that it was used for food.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known. The presence of the two skulls at an Inca burial site suggests that it was used for food.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not known to occur in any protected areas. The skulls were found at Machu Picchu but this may not be the origin of the animals.

Conservation Actions:

The species is not known to occur in any protected areas. The skulls were found at Machu Picchu but this may not be the origin of the animals.

Citation:	Pacheco, V., Zeballos, Z., Vivar E. & Dunnum, J. 2008. Cuscomys oblativa. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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