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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Andinomys
SPECIES Andinomys edax
| Author: | Thomas, 1902. | | Citation: | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1902(1): 116. | | Common Name: | Andean Mouse | | Type Locality: | Bolivia, Potosí Dept., between Potosí and Sucre, El Cabrado, 3700 m. | | Distribution: | Altiplano of extreme S Perú (Puno) and N Chile (Pine et al., 1979; Spotorno, 1976), through WC Bolivia (Anderson, 1997), to NW Argentina (Jujuy to La Rioja; Díaz and Barquez, 1999; Mares et al., 1997; Ortiz et al., 2000a). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Díaz and Barquez (1999) remarked on subspecific distribution in N Argentina and urged revision to resolve whether two species are represented. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
lineicaudatus Yepes, 1935
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