| Ruschi's rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Abrawayaomys Cunha and Cruz, 1979 |
| Species: | A. ruschii
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| Binomial name | |
| Abrawayaomys ruschii | |
Ruschi's rat or Ruschi's spiny mouse (Abrawayaomys ruschii) is a rodent species found in Argentina and Brazil.[2] Some cranial features suggest it may be an archaic relative of the paramo Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys paramorum).[3] The upper parts are greyish yellow with a darker head and yellowish-white underparts. Fine hairs are mixed with flattened and grooved spines that are most numerous on the back.[3]
- ^ Pardinas, U.; Teta, P.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Abrawayaomys ruschii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T47760825A22335735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T47760825A22335735.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1088. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Walker's Mammals of the World (6th Edition, 1999) by Ronald M. Nowak, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.