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 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.
- ↑ 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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