Irenomys tarsalis

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Chilean Climbing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Euneomyini
Genus : Irenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philippi, R.A. 1900. Figuras i descripciones de los murideos de Chile. Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile 14:1-70.

Original name as described

Mus tarsalis

Other common names

Chilean Tree Rat · Large-footed Irenomys

Type locality

near La Unión, Fundo San Juan, Los Ríos, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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