Biology:Abrothrix andina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Abrothrix |
| Species: | A. andina
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| Abrothrix andina (Philippi, 1858)
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Abrothrix andina, also known as the Andean Altiplano mouse,[1] Andean Soft-haired Mouse, [2] Andean Grass Mouse[2] or Andean akodont,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae.[4] It is found in the Altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia, south to Argentina and Chile.[5]
Taxonomy
Abrothrix andina is a member of the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae with the genus Abrothrix.[6]
Habitat
Abrothrix andina is a small mammal that is active throughout the Andes,[7] and has been found in altitudes of 4,620 m.[8] The environment consists of small shrubs and is categorizes as having dry summers and snowy winters.[7]
Biology
Diet
Abrothrix andina primarily eats small shrubs during the summer and shrubs and insects during the winters[9] During extreme temperature changes, the gut morphology changes and energy expenditure changes.[9] For example, their metabolic rate may increase by 36.6% during the winter.[7] Their body mass has shown to fluctuate throughout the seasons, as well.[7] Their diet has shown behaviors that exhibit hyperphagy.[9]
Behavior
Abrothrix andina is active throughout the year despite seasonal changes.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pardinas and D'Elia, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Abrothrix andina". American Society of Mammalogists. https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002371.
- ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1088
- ↑ Bozinovic, Francisco; Novoa, F. Fernando; Veloso, Claudio (1990). "Seasonal Changes in Energy Expenditure and Digestive Tract of Abrothrix andinus (Cricetidae) in the Andes Range". Physiological Zoology 63 (6): 1216–1231. doi:10.1086/physzool.63.6.30152641. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30152641.
- ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089
- ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Bozinovic, Francisco; Novoa, F. Fernando; Veloso, Claudio (1990). "Seasonal Changes in Energy Expenditure and Digestive Tract of Abrothrix andinus (Cricetidae) in the Andes Range". Physiological Zoology 63 (6): 1216–1231. doi:10.1086/physzool.63.6.30152641. ISSN 0031-935X.
- ↑ Discovery of the world’s highest-dwelling mammal
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bozinovic, Francisco; Iturri, Sergio J. (1991). "Seasonal changes in glucose and tyrosine uptake of Abrothrix andinus (Cricetidae) inhabiting the andes range". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 99 (3): 437–439. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(91)90029-C. https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(91)90029-C.
Literature cited
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
- Pardinas, U. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix andinus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769675 entry
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