Lima leaf-eared mouse
Species of rodent
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The Lima leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis limatus) or Lima pericote[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in a variety of habitats on the western slopes of the Andes from northern Chile to west-central Peru at elevations from sea level to 4000 m.[1]
| Lima leaf-eared mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Phyllotis |
| Species: | P. limatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllotis limatus Thomas, 1912 | |
