Anita's leaf-eared mouse
| Anita's leaf-eared mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Phyllotis |
| Species: | P. anitae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllotis anitae Jayat, D'Elia, Pardiñas & Namen, 2007 | |
Anita's leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis anitae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was discovered in Tucumán Province in northwestern Argentina in alder forest of the upper part of the Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion, on the eastern slopes of the Andes.[1][2] The species is terrestrial and nocturnal, and was named after American zoologist Anita K. Pearson (wife of zoologist Oliver P. Pearson, 1915-2003).[2] It appears to be most closely related to the bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse.[2]
References
- 1 2 Jayat, J.; Pardinas, U. (2008). "Phyllotis anitae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T136674A4326073. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Jayat, J. P.; D'Elía, G.; Pardiñas, U. F. J.; Namen, J. G. (2007). "A new species of Phyllotis (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from the upper montane forest of the Yungas of northwestern Argentina". In Kelt, D. A.; Lessa, E. P.; Salazar-Bravo, J.; Patton, J. L. The Quintessential Naturalist: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson. University of California Publications in Zoology, vol. 134. pp. 775–798.
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