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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Abrocomidae
--> GENUS Abrocoma
SPECIES Abrocoma budini
| Author: | Thomas, 1920. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 5: 475. | | Common Name: | Budin’s Chinchilla Rat | | Type Locality: | Argentina, Catamarca Prov., Otro Cerro, 3,000 m. | | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality but Braun and Mares (2002) suggested probable restriction to Sierra de Ambato of Catamarca and La Rioja Provinces. | | Comments: | Ellerman (1940) considered budini a subspecies of cinerea but Braun and Mares (2002) recognized it as distinct. |
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