Olive grass mouse

Olive grass mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
A. olivacea
Binomial name
Abrothrix olivacea
(Waterhouse, 1837)
Synonyms

Akodon mansoensis
Akodon olivaceus
Akodon xanthorhinus
Abrothrix olivaceus

Abrothrix olivacea, also known as the olive grass mouse[1] or olive akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found from northern Chile into southern Chile and Argentina, including the islands of Tierra del Fuego. It is prone to large swings in population size.

  1. ^ a b Patterson, B.; Pardinas, U.; D'Elia, G. (2008). "Abrothrix olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1090