Eastern puna mouse

The eastern puna mouse (Punomys kofordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to southern Peru, where it is found in moist areas within puna grassland at elevations of 4500 to 4800 m in the Kallawaya mountain range, a section of the Cordillera Oriental.[1]

Eastern puna mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Punomys
Species:
P. kofordi
Binomial name
Punomys kofordi
Pacheco & Patton, 1995

References

  1. Patterson, B. & Zeballos, H. (2008). "Punomys kofordi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136287A4269404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136287A4269404.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  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. 1164. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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