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Long-haired Akodont

Abrothrix longipilis

Classification

Abrothrix longipilis, also known as the long-haired grass mouse or long-haired akodont, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to central Argentina and Chile. Until 2014 it was thought that the species extended into southern Chile and Argentine Patagonia but these populations are now proposed to belong to closely related species named Abrothrix hirta.

Distribution

Bell, Thomas; Darwin, Charles; Gould, Elizabeth; Gould, John; Owen, Richard; Waterhouse, G. R. · CC0
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