Argentine bolo mouse

Argentine bolo mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Necromys
Species: N. benefactus
Binomial name
Necromys benefactus
(Thomas, 1919)

The Argentine bolo mouse (Necromys benefactus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to central Argentina, where it is found in the pampas and the drier espinal (lowland thorn brush).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pardinas, U., Teta, P. & D'Elia, G. (2008). Necromys benefactus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1129. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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