Biting chinchilla mouse

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Biting chinchilla mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euneomys
Species:
E. mordax
Binomial name
Euneomys mordax
Thomas, 1912

The biting chinchilla mouse (Euneomys mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] 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.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b D'elia, G. (2016). "Euneomys mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8257A22352182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T8257A22352182.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  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. 1115. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.