Biology:Peterson's chinchilla mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Peterson's chinchilla mouse
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euneomys
Species:
E. petersoni
Binomial name
Euneomys petersoni
J. A. Allen, 1903

Peterson's chinchilla mouse (Euneomys petersoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae[2] and is found in west central and southern Argentina and nearby areas of Chile .[1] The species is named after American paleontologist Olaf A. Peterson (1865–1933).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pardinas, U.; D'Elia, G. (2008). "Euneomys petersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8258/0. Retrieved 25 Jan 2011. 
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1115. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000652. 
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903. http://google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA319. 

Wikidata ☰ Q306975 entry