''Abrothrix'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the tribe
Abrotrichini
Abrotrichini, also known as the Andean clade or southern Andean clade,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1087 is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae.D'Elía et al., 2007, p. 188 It includes about fifteen species in four genera, ...
of family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...
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It contains the following living species:
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Abrothrix andina
''Abrothrix andina'', also known as the Andean Altiplano mouse or Andean akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1088 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Altiplano habitat of the Andes from ...
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Abrothrix hershkovitzi
''Abrothrix hershkovitzi'', also known as Hershkovitz's grass mouse or Hershkovitz's akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found only on some remote islands i ...
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Abrothrix hirta
''Abrothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae.
It contains the following living species:Teta et al., 2017
*'' Abrothrix andina''
*'' Abrothrix hershkovitzi''
*'' Abrothrix hirta''
*''Abrothrix illutea''
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Abrothrix illutea
''Abrothrix illuteus'', also known as the gray akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 gray grass mouse, or gray soft-haired mouse, is a species of small rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found only in northwes ...
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Abrothrix jelskii
''Abrothrix jelskii'', also known as Jelski's Altiplano mouse, Jelski's grass mouse,Duff and Lawson, 2004 or the ornate akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is ...
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Abrothrix lanosa
''Abrothrix lanosus'', also known as the woolly grass mouse or woolly akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in southern Argentina and Chile. It was previously classified in th ...
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Abrothrix longipilis
''Abrothrix longipilis'', also known as the long-haired grass mouse or long-haired akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in central and southern Argentina and Chile. The south ...
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Abrothrix manni
''Abrothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae.
It contains the following living species:Teta et al., 2017
*'' Abrothrix andina''
*'' Abrothrix hershkovitzi''
*'' Abrothrix hirta''
*''Abrothrix illutea''
*'' Abro ...
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[D'Elia G, Teta P, Upham NS, Pardinas UFJ & Patterson BD (2015]
Description of a new soft-haired mouse, genus Abrothrix (Sigmodontinae), from the temperate Valdivian rainforest.
Journal of Mammalogy 96; 4: 839-853
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Abrothrix olivacea
''Abrothrix olivacea'', also known as the olive grass mouse or olive akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1090 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found from northern Chile into southern Chile and A ...
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Abrothrix sanborni
''Abrothrix sanborni'', also known as Sanborn's grass mouse or Sanborn's akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in southern Argentina and Chile
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Abrothrix xanthorhina
''Abrothrix'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae.
It contains the following living species:Teta et al., 2017
*'' Abrothrix andina''
*'' Abrothrix hershkovitzi''
*'' Abrothrix hirta''
*'' Abrothrix illutea''
*'' Abr ...
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Footnotes
References
Literature cited
*MUSSER, G. G. AND M. D. CARLETON. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference, 3rd ed (Wilson DE and Reeder DAM eds.), Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
*D'Elía, G., Pardiñas, U.F.J., Teta, P. and Patton, J.L. 2007
Definition and diagnosis of a new tribe of sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae), and a revised classification of the subfamily Gayana 71(2):187–194.
*TETA, P., C. CAÑÓN, B. D. PATTERSON, AND U. F. J. PARDIÑAS. 2017
Phylogeny of the tribe Abrotrichini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): integrating morphological and molecular evidence into a new classification Cladistics 33(2):153–182.
*Rodríguez-Serrano, E., Hernández, C.E. and Palma, R.E. 2008
A new record and an evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships of ''Abrothrix olivaceus markhami'' (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) Mammalian Biology 73(4):309–317.
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