Biting chinchilla mouse
| Biting chinchilla mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euneomys |
| Species: | E. mordax |
| Binomial name | |
| Euneomys mordax Thomas, 1912 | |
The biting chinchilla mouse (Euneomys mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[1] It is found in west central Argentina and nearby areas of Chile, where it inhabits highland meadows, probably at elevations of 1740 to 3000 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1115. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Pardinas, U. & D'Elia, G. (2008). "Euneomys mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Jan 2011.
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