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
- 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.
- 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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