Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen 1900

Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen 1900, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13: 220.

Type Locality: Peru, Juliaca; corrected by J. A. Allen (1901) to Inca Mines, "about 200 miles [322 km] northeast of Jaliaca" 1,830 m, 13 o 30’S, 70 o W .

Vernacular Names: Montane Bamboo Rat.

Distribution: Cloud forest of SE Peru.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Unknown.

Discussion: Emmon and Feer (1997) indicated that this taxon occurs at 1,000 to 3,000 m in SE Peru and Bolivia, but see Anderson (1997), who recorded no specimens from Bolivia.