Andean rat

Andean rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Lenoxus
Thomas, 1909
Species: L. apicalis
Binomial name
Lenoxus apicalis
(J.A. Allen, 1900)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Oxymycterus apicalis, J.A. Allen, 1900[2]
  • Lenoxus apicalis, Thomas, 1909[2]

The Andean rat (Lenoxus apicalis) is the only species in the genus Lenoxus. It is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of eastern Peru and western Bolivia.

References

  1. 1 2 Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Lenoxus apicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Patton J.L.; Pardiñas U.F.J.; D’Elía G., eds. (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780226169576.
  • Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
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