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--> GENUS Abrothrix
SPECIES Abrothrix andinus
Author: | Philippi, 1858. | Citation: | Arch. Naturgesh., 23(1): 77. | Common Name: | Andean Akodont | Type Locality: | Chile, Santiago Prov., Altos Andes. | Distribution: | Altiplano, generally above 3500 m, from SC Perú, through extreme W Bolivia, to NW Argentina and C Chile (as far as 34ºS; Muñoz Pedreros, 2000). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Chroeomys andinus. | Comments: | Anderson (1997) employed dolichonyx as subspecies for Bolivian populations but emphasized the need for fresh evaluation of intraspecific variation. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
cinnamomea (Philippi, 1896) dolichonyx (Philippi, 1896) gossei (Thomas, 1920) jucundus (Thomas, 1913) polius Osgood, 1944
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