Andean Mouse
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Andean Mouse Fossil range: Pleistocene to Recent |
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Andinomys edax Thomas, 1902 |
The Andean Mouse (Andinomys edax) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Andinomys. It it found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
[edit] References
- Contreras, L. 1996. Andinomys edax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.