Paraguayan bolo mouse

Paraguayan bolo mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Necromys
Species: N. lenguarum
Binomial name
Necromys lenguarum
(Thomas, 1898)

The Paraguayan bolo mouse (Necromys lenguarum) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known from Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, and may be present in Argentina and Brazil. It is found at elevations from 300 to 2030 m in a variety of habitats, including cerrado, chaco and heath pampas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Necromys lenguarum. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 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. 1130. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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