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Abrothrix andina

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Abrothrix andina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
A. andinus
Binomial name
Abrothrix andinus
(Philippi, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Mus andinusPhilippi, 1858
  • Akodon andinus
  • Chroeomys andinus
  • Abrothrix andinus

Abrothrix andinus, also known as the Andean Altiplano mouse[1] or Andean akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia south to Argentina and Chile.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Pardinas and D'Elia, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1088
  3. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

Literature cited

  • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • Pardinas, U. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix andinus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.