Abrothrix illuteus
| Abrothrix illuteus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Abrothrix |
| Species: | A. illuteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Abrothrix illuteus Thomas, 1925
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| Synonyms | |
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Akodon illuteus | |
Abrothrix illuteus, also known as the gray akodont,[2] gray grass mouse,[3] or gray soft-haired mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found only in northwestern Argentina.[2]
Description
Abrothrix illuteus is a uniform olive-gray in colour with tufts of white hairs on the chin and white bases to the hairs in the unguinal area. The skull is robust with a long muzzle.[4]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ a b Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089
- ^ Jayat et al., 2008
- ^ Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F.J.; Guillermo D’Elía (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6.
Literature cited
- Jayat, J., Pardinas, U. and Ojeda, R. 2008. Abrothrix illuteus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
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