Abrothrix hershkovitzi
Species of rodent
Abrothrix hershkovitzi | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Abrothrix |
Species: | A. hershkovitzi |
Binomial name | |
Abrothrix hershkovitzi (Patterson, Gallardo and Freas, 1984) | |
Synonyms | |
Akodon hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas, 1984 |
Abrothrix hershkovitzi, also known as Hershkovitz's grass mouse[1] or Hershkovitz's akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found only on some remote islands in southern Chile.[2] It is named after American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.[3]
References
- ^ a b Patterson and D'elia, 2008
- ^ a b Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089
- ^ Mittermeier, 1997
Literature cited
- Mittermeier, R.A. 1997. "Philip Hershkovitz - A Remembrance". Primate Info Net. Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- Patterson, B. & D'elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix hershkovitzi. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
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Species of tribe Abrotrichini
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
- A. andinus
- A. hershkovitzi
- A. illuteus
- A. jelskii
- A. lanosus
- A. longipilis
- A. olivaceus
- A. sanborni
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