Loxodontomys micropus (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse, 1837) is a cricetid commonly called the southern pericote. A moderately large, heavy-bodied rodent, it is 1 of the 2 species in the genus Loxodontomys. This cricetid occurs in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It prefers humid, dense grasslands, meadows, s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Teta, Pablo Vicente, Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J., Udrizar Sauthier, Daniel Edgardo, D'elía, Guillermo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/95829
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/95829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ARGENTINA
CHILE
CRICETID
PHYLLOTINI
RODENT
SIGMODONTINAE
SOUTHERN PERICOTE
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Sumario:Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse, 1837) is a cricetid commonly called the southern pericote. A moderately large, heavy-bodied rodent, it is 1 of the 2 species in the genus Loxodontomys. This cricetid occurs in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It prefers humid, dense grasslands, meadows, shrubby steppes, and mixed or open-canopied Nothofagus forests. L. micropus is categorized as of least concern.