Andinomys edax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Andinomyini
Genus: Andinomys
Species: Andinomys edax
Subspecies: A. e. edax – A. e. lineicaudatus

Name

• Andinomys edax Thomas, 1902: 116

Holotype: BMNH 2.2.2.15, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “El Cabrado, between Potosi and Sucre, [Potosí,] Bolivia. Altitude 3700 metres.”

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1902. On two new genera of rodents from the highlands of Bolivia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902(1): 114–117 + 2 plates.

Additional references

• Yepes, J. 1935. Consideraciones sobre el genero Andinomys (Cricetinae) y descripción de una forma nueva. An. Mus. Argentino Cien. Nat. “Bernardino Rivadavia” 38: 333–348.
• Jayat, J.P., Ortiz, P.E. & Miotti, M.D. 2008. Distribución de roedores sigmodontinos (Rodentia: Cricetidae) en pastizales de neblina del noroeste de Argentina. Acta Zoológica Mexicana 24(3): 137–178.
• Salazar-Bravo, J. & Jayat, J.P. 2015. Genus Andinomys Thomas, 1902. Pp. 75-77 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Andinomys edax in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Andinomys edax  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Andean Mouse
español: Chozchorito