Argentine bolo mouse

The Argentine bolo mouse (Necromys benefactus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to central Argentina, where it is found in the pampas and the drier espinal (lowland thorn brush).[1]

Argentine bolo mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Necromys
Species:
N. benefactus
Binomial name
Necromys benefactus
(Thomas, 1919)

References

  1. Pardinas, U.; Teta, P.; D'Elia, G. (2016). "Necromys benefactus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136665A115211142. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1129. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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