Temchuk's bolo mouse (''Necromys temchuki'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), 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 roden ...
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, a ...
.
It is found only in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
.
References
* Pardinas, U., D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. 2008.
Necromys temchuki 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 April 2009.
Necromys
Mammals of Argentina
Mammals described in 1980
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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