Biting chinchilla mouse

The biting chinchilla mouse (Euneomys mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[1] It is found in west central Argentina and nearby areas of Chile, where it inhabits highland meadows, probably at elevations of 1740 to 3000 m.[2]

Biting chinchilla mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euneomys
Species:
E. mordax
Binomial name
Euneomys mordax
Thomas, 1912

References

  1. 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. 1115. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Pardinas, U. & D'Elia, G. (2008). "Euneomys mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 Jan 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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