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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 2: 20 Jan. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-01-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.9
Page range: 294-296
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 3

Comments on “Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru” (Pacheco et al. 2025. Zootaxa 5696 (4): 451–481)

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad; Quito; Ecuador
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad; Quito; Ecuador
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad; Quito; Ecuador; Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral (IDEAUS-CONICET); Puerto Madryn; Chubut; Argentina
Mammalia Daptomys taxonomy Ecuador

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How to Cite

Brito, J., Vega-Yánez, M.A. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. (2026) Comments on “Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru” (Pacheco et al. 2025. Zootaxa 5696 (4): 451–481). Zootaxa, 5750 (2), 294–296. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.9