Phyllotis caprinus Pearson 1958

Phyllotis caprinus Pearson 1958, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 56: 435.

Type Locality: Argentina, Jujuy Prov., Tilcara, 8000 ft (2438 m).

Vernacular Names: Capricorn Pericote.

Distribution: Upper slopes of E Andes, about 2100-3750 m, from SC Bolivia to northernmost Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Demoted to a subspecies of P. darwini by Hershkovitz (1962), but distributional and morphological evidence substantiates the specific recognition of P. caprinus (Pearson, 1958) .