Abrothrix
Genus of rodents
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Abrothrix is a genus of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae.[2] It contains the following living species:[3]
- Abrothrix andina
- Abrothrix hershkovitzi
- Abrothrix hirta
- Abrothrix illutea
- Abrothrix jelskii
- Abrothrix lanosa
- Abrothrix longipilis
- Abrothrix manni [4]
- Abrothrix olivacea[fn 2]
- Abrothrix sanborni
- Abrothrix xanthorhina
| Abrothrix Temporal range: Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Abrothrix sanborni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Abrotrichini |
| Genus: | Abrothrix Waterhouse, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Mus longipilis Waterhouse, 1837 | |
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Footnotes
- Includes A. o. markhami as a subspecies.[5]
