Abrothrix sanborni

Abrothrix sanborni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Abrothrix
Species: A. sanborni
Binomial name
Abrothrix sanborni
(Osgood, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Akodon (Abrothrix) sanborni Osgood, 1943

Abrothrix sanborni, also known as Sanborn's grass mouse[1] or Sanborn's akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in southern Argentina and Chile, but may not be distinct from A. longipilis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Patterson and D'Elia, 2008
  2. ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1091

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
  • Patterson, B. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix sanborni. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.


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