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Delicate Salinomys

Salinomys delicatus

Classification

The delicate salt flat mouse (Salinomys delicatus; Spanish: el ratón delicado de los salares) is a sigmodontine rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is the only species in the genus Salinomys. Its habitat is scrublands bordering salt flats (such as those of the Salinas Grandes) in the Monte Desert area of central western Argentina at elevations around 400 m.

Distribution

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