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Haarf (iRige Hochlandwiistenmaus

Eligmodontia hirtipes

Classification

The genus Eligmodontia consists of five or six species of South American sigmodontine mice restricted to Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Species of Eligmodontia occur along the eastern side of the Andes Mountains, in Patagonia, and in the Chaco thorn forest of South America. They can be found in arid and semiarid habitats and in both high and low elevation areas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru