Abrothrix jelskii
| Abrothrix jelskii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Abrothrix |
| Species: | A. jelskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas, 1894) | |
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Abrothrix jelskii, also known as Jelski's Altiplano Mouse,[1] Jelski's Grass Mouse,[2] or the Ornate Akodont,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia into northwestern Argentina.[3] Populations classified under A. jelskii include more than one species.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vargas, J., Patterson, B., Jayat, J.P., and Pardinas, U. 2008. Abrothrix jelskii. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
- 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
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