Andean rat
Andean rat Temporal range: Recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Akodontini |
Genus: | Lenoxus Thomas, 1909 |
Species: | L. apicalis |
Binomial name | |
Lenoxus apicalis Thomas, 1909 | |
The Andean rat (Lenoxus apicalis) is the only species in the genus Lenoxus. It is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of eastern Peru and western Bolivia.
References
- Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Lenoxus apicalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
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