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Biting chinchilla mouse

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Species of rodent

Biting chinchilla mouse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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. 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Euneomys mordax


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