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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Abrocomidae
--> GENUS Abrocoma
SPECIES Abrocoma famatina
| Author: | Thomas, 1920. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 419. | | Common Name: | Famatina Chinchilla Rat | | Type Locality: | Argentina, La Rioja Prov., La Invernada, Cadena Famatina, 3,800 m. | | Distribution: | Known from the Sierra de Famatina but Cabrera (1961) suggested possible occurrence in eastern portions of San Juan Prov., Argentina. | | Comments: | Ellerman (1940) considered famatina a subspecies of cinerea but Braun and Mares (2002) recognized it as distinct. |
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