Andean rat
| Andean rat Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Akodontini |
| Genus: | Lenoxus Thomas, 1909 |
| Species: | L. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lenoxus apicalis Thomas, 1909 | |
The Andean rat (Lenoxus apicalis) is the only species in the genus Lenoxus. It is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of eastern Peru and western Bolivia.
References
- Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Lenoxus apicalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.