Osgood's leaf-eared mouse

Osgood's leaf-eared mouse
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Phyllotis
Species: P. osgoodi
Binomial name
Phyllotis osgoodi
Mann, 1945

Osgood's leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis osgoodi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Altiplano of northeastern Chile.[1] The species is named after American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 D'Elia, G. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Phyllotis osgoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 June 2009.