Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837

Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 28.

Type Locality: Chile, Coquimbo Prov., Coquimbo.

Vernacular Names: Darwin's Pericote.

Synonyms: Phyllotis boedeckeri (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis campestris (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis dichrous (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis fulvescens Osgood 1943; Phyllotis griseoflavus (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis illapelinus (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis megalotis (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis melanotis (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis melanonotus (Philippi and Landbeck 1858); Phyllotis mollis (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis platytarsus (Philippi 1900); Phyllotis segethi (Philippi 1900) .

Distribution: Coastal WC Chile.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Phyllotis darwini sensu stricto has been revealed as a geographically restricted species following a quarter-century of researches upon its polytypic predecessor, which was believed to range over much of the S Andes. See accounts of P. bonaeriensis, P. caprinus, P. definitus, P. limatus, P. magister, P. osgoodi, P. wolffsohni, and P. xanthopygus, all previously arrayed as subspecies of P. darwini by Pearson (1958) and/or Hershkovitz (1962), for references addressing their specific status.