Abrothrix jelskii
(O. Thomas, 1894)
Ornate Soft-haired Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Abrotrichini |
| Genus | : Abrothrix |
| Subgenus | : Chroeomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.
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Original name as described
Acodon Jelskii
Other common names
Jelski's Altiplano Mouse · Ornate Akodont · Ornate Grass Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.44
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Junin [Junín], Central Peru."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Bolivia · Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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