Aconaemys sagei
O. P. Pearson, 1984
Sage's Rock Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Octodontidae |
| Genus | : Aconaemys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Pearson, O.P. 1984-02. Taxonomy and natural history of some fossorial rodents of Patagonia, southern Argentina. Journal of Zoology, London 202(2):225-237.
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Original name as described
Aconaemys sagei
Other common names
Neuquén Rock Rat
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:163419
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Pampa de Hui Hui, 4 km west and 2 km south of Cerro Quillén, 1050 m, Province of Neuquén, Argentina."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile · Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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