Sierra Tontal Chinchilla Rat
Abrocoma schistacea Thomas, 1921
Also calledAbrocome du Tontal (fra) · Rata chinchilla (spa) · Rata chinchilla de Uspallata (spa) · Rato-chinchila-de-tontal (por) · Rato-chinchila-de-uspallata (por) · Sierra de Uspallata-chinchillarat (nld) · Sierra del Tontal-chinchillarat (nld) · Sierra-del-Tontal-Chinchillaratte (deu) · Uspallata-Chinchillaratte (deu) · szynszyloszczur łupkowaty (pol) · جرذ الشنشيلة الأوسبالاتي (ara) · جرذ الشنشيلة سييرا ديل تونتال (ara) · ウスパジャタチンチラネズミ (jpn) · サンフアンチンチラネズミ (jpn)
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activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat is probably diurnal, with an early morning activity peak.
Abrocomidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Rocky terrain and chaparral shrublands of creosote bushes (Larrea nitida and L. dwaricata, Zygophyllaceae), Gymnophyton polycephalum (Apiaceae), and herbs. The Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat occurs in eastern pre-Andean foothills at elevations of 2115 - 2884 m, with a dry climate.
Abrocomidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat lives in cavities and galleries, with multiple entrances in rock crevices, in small colonies of 3 — 4 individuals. Groups included one adult male and two females, or two males and two females. Large latrines with crystalline accumulations of dried urine and feces accumulate below inhabited rock fissures. Observed nesting crevices were on east-facing slopes. One population had a density of 0 - 15 ind / ha and burrows averaged 127 m apart.
Abrocomidae
breeding
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Abrocomidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 11529711.