Altiplano chinchilla mouse
| Altiplano chinchilla mouse Temporal range: Recent
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| Genus: | Chinchillula Thomas, 1898
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| Species: | C. sahamae
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| Chinchillula sahamae Thomas, 1898
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The Altiplano chinchilla mouse or achallo (Chinchillula sahamae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Chinchillula. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Chinchillula sahamae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 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.
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