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iCuscomys oblativus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Abrocomidae Genus: Cuscomys Species: C. oblativus
Binomial name
Cuscomys oblativus

Cuscomys oblativus is a large, extinct species of South American chinchilla rat, known from remains found in 1912, buried alongside people in ancient Inca tombs.

Originally assigned to the genus Abrocoma, recent studies showed it to be more closely allied to Cuscomys ashaninka, a species unknown to science until 1999.

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Giant Furry Pets Of The Incas