Definitive leaf-eared mouse

Definitive leaf-eared mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Phyllotis
Species: P. definitus
Binomial name
Phyllotis definitus
Osgood, 1915

The definitive leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis definitus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in west central Peru, in rocky and shrub-covered areas at elevations between 2600 and 3000 m.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Phyllotis definitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
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