Abrothrix lanosus

Abrothrix lanosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Abrothrix
Species: A. lanosus
Binomial name
Abrothrix lanosus
(Thomas, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Oxymycterus lanosus Thomas, 1897
  • Akodon lanosus (Thomas, 1897)

Abrothrix lanosus, also known as the woolly grass mouse[1] or woolly akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in southern Argentina and Chile. It was previously classified in the genus Akodon rather than Abrothrix.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pardinas and D'Elia, 2008
  2. 1 2 Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

Literature cited

  • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp.  ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • Pardinas, U. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix lanosus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.


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