Cuniculus hernandezi
| Cuniculus hernandezi | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cuniculidae |
| Genus: | Cuniculus |
| Species: |
C. hernandezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuniculus hernandezi Castro, López & Becerra, 2010
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Cuniculus hernandezi is a species of paca that is endemic to the Central Andes in Colombia. Individuals may weigh over 14 pounds (6.4 kg), making C. hernandezi the third-largest rodent species worldwide. The species is very similar to the mountain paca, Cuniculus taczanowskii, but analysis of its mitochondrial DNA revealed that it was a distinct species.[1] The specific epithet honors Colombian biologist Dr. Jorge Hernández Camacho.[2] Héctor Ramírez-Chaves and Sergio Solari, in 2014, considered that the species is not an available name (nomen nudum) according to the rules of the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).[3]
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