Abrothrix lanosus

Abrothrix lanosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species: A. lanosus
Binomial name
Abrothrix lanosus
(Thomas, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Oxymycterus lanosus Thomas, 1897
  • Akodon lanosus (Thomas, 1897)

Abrothrix lanosus, also known as the Woolly Grass Mouse[1] or Woolly Akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in southern Argentina and Chile. It was previously classified in the genus Akodon rather than Abrothrix.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pardinas and D'Elia, 2008
  2. 1 2 Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

Literature cited

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