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SPECIES Abrocoma vaccarum

Author:Thomas, 1921.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 8: 217.
Common Name:Mendozan Chinchilla Rat
Type Locality:Argentina, Mendoza Prov., Punta de Vacas, 3,000 m.
Distribution:Known only from the type locality (Braun and Mares, 2002), although Thomas (1921e) and Cabrera (1961) extended the distribution to NW Mendoza Prov. and SW San Juan Prov., respectively.
Comments:Ellerman (1940) considered vaccarum a subspecies of cinerea but Braun and Mares (2002) recognized it as distinct.
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