Morgan's gerbil mouse

Morgan's gerbil mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Eligmodontia
Species:
E. morgani
Binomial name
Eligmodontia morgani
Allen, 1901[2]

Morgan's gerbil mouse (Eligmodontia morgani), also known as the western Patagonian laucha, is a South American species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is named for J. P. Morgan, one of the sponsors of the expedition that first identified the species.[3]

  1. ^ Ojeda, R.; Pardinas, U. (2008). "Eligmodontia morgani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T7578A12832448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T7578A12832448.en.
  2. ^ Allen, Joel A. (1901). "New South American Muridae and a new Metachirus" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 14: 405–422.
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