The Ecuadorian grass mouse (''Neomicroxus latebricola'') is a species 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 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 ...
.
It is found only in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
References
*Alavarado-Serrano, D. F. and G. D'Elía. 2013. A new genus for the Andean mice ''Akodon latebricola'' and ''A. bogotensis''. (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 94:995–1015.
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Neomicroxus
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Mammals of Ecuador
Rodents of South America
Vulnerable animals
Vulnerable biota of South America
Mammals described in 1924
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot