Painted big-eared mouse

The painted big-eared mouse (Auliscomys pictus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia and Peru, and possibly Chile.[1]

painted big-eared mouse
A Painted Big-eared Mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Auliscomys
Species:
A. pictus
Binomial name
Auliscomys pictus
(Thomas, 1884)

References

  1. Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Auliscomys pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 Jan 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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. 1103. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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