Abrothrix andinus

Abrothrix andinus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Abrothrix
Species:	A. andinus
Binomial name
Abrothrix andinus (Philippi, 1858)
Synonyms
Mus andinusPhilippi, 1858 Akodon andinus Chroeomys andinus Abrothrix andinus

Abrothrix andinus, also known as the Andean Altiplano Mouse^[1] or Andean Akodont,^[2] 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 south to Argentina and Chile.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pardinas and D'Elia, 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1088
3. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

Literature cited

• 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
• Pardinas, U. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix andinus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.