Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse 1837)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1123

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scientific name	Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse 1837)
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[Mus] micropus Waterhouse 1837 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 17.

Type Locality: Argentina, Santa Cruz Prov., "interior plains of Patagonia" at 50°S latitude, near the Río Santa Cruz (probably near La Argentina as per Hershkovitz, 1962:392).

Vernacular Names: Southern Pericote.

Synonyms: Loxodontomys alsus ( Thomas 1919) ; Loxodontomys fumipes ( Osgood 1943) .

Distribution: S Andes of Chile and Argentina, from about 38°S latitude to Straits of Magellan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Auliscomys micropus .

Discussion: Revised by Pearson (1958); banded karyotype published by Spotorno and Walker (1979).