Andalgalomys olrogi

D. F. Williams & Mares, 1978

Olrog's Chaco Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Williams, D.F. and Mares, M.A. 1978-06-28. A new genus and species of phyllotine rodent (Mammalia: Muridae) from northwestern Argentina. Annals of Carnegie Museum 47(9):193-221.

Original name as described

Andalgalomys olrogi

Other common names

Olrog's Pericote

Type material

CM 44024

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

west bank of Río Amanao, 15 km (on route 62) W Andalgalá, Catamarca, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes roigi

Taxonomy notes citation

Quatrocchi, M., Ojeda, A. A., & Teta, P. (2022). Taxonomic reassessment of the chaco mice of the genus Andalgalomys Williams and Mares, 1978 (Rodentia, cricetidae) with a redefinition of Andalgalomys olrogi Williams and Mares, 1978. Mammalia.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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