Andean mouse

Andean mouse
Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Andinomyini
Salazar-Bravo, Pardiñas, Zeballo & Teta 2016
Genus: Andinomys
Thomas, 1902
Species: A. edax
Binomial name
Andinomys edax
Thomas, 1902

The Andean mouse (Andinomys edax) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Andinomys. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

References

  1. Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Zeballos, H.; Vivar, E.; Patterson, B; Pardinas, U.; D'Elia, G.; Jayat. & J.P. (2008). "Andinomys edax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 February 2009.


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