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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Abrocomidae
--> GENUS Abrocoma
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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