Abrothrix jelskii

Abrothrix jelskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Abrothrix
Species: A. jelskii
Binomial name
Abrothrix jelskii
(Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Akodon jelskii Thomas, 1894
  • Chroeomys jelskii (Thomas, 1894)

Abrothrix jelskii, also known as Jelski's Altiplano mouse,[1] Jelski's grass mouse,[2] or the ornate akodont,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia into northwestern Argentina.[3] Populations classified under A. jelskii include more than one species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernal et al., 2008
  2. ↑ Duff and Lawson, 2004
  3. 1 2 Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

Literature cited

  • Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vargas, J., Patterson, B., Jayat, J.P., and Pardinas, U. 2008. Abrothrix jelskii. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
  • Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
  • 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


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