Pikumche pericote
| Pikumche pericote | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Loxodontomys |
| Species: | L. pikumche |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxodontomys pikumche Spotorno, Cofre, Vilina, Marquet & Walker, 1998 | |
The Pikumche pericote (Loxodontomys pikumche) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from central Chile, where its range includes xeric shrublands (the matorral).[1]
References
- 1 2 D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U. & Teta, P. (2008). Loxodontomys pikumche. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.