Darwin's leaf-eared mouse

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Darwin's leaf-eared mouse
Phyllotis darwini.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Phyllotis
Species:
P. darwini
Binomial name
Phyllotis darwini
(Waterhouse, 1837)

Darwin's leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis darwini) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2]

It has terrestrial habits and is endemic to coastal central and northern Chile. It is also found in the Atacama Desert. Members of the species have been found in the Llanos de Challe national park of the Atacama desert.

References[]

  1. ^ D'elia, G. (2016). "Phyllotis darwini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T17224A22341324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T17224A22341324.en. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1162. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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