Biology:Gray leaf-eared mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Gray leaf-eared mouse
Mus griseo-flavus (BM 1931,0213.1351).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Graomys
Species:
G. griseoflavus
Binomial name
Graomys griseoflavus
Waterhouse, 1837
Synonyms[2]

Mus griseo-flavus
Phyllotis griseo-flavus

The gray leaf-eared mouse (Graomys griseoflavus) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay; its habitat includes the Gran Chaco.[1]

This is a variable and widely distributed species that can be found in many habitat types. It is considered to be a species complex, and some populations might be considered separate species.[3] [4] Genus Graomys contains species once considered to be part of the complex.[5]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q309308 entry