Patagonian chinchilla mouse
Species of rodent
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The Patagonian chinchilla mouse (Euneomys chinchilloides) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It was first described by George Robert Waterhouse in 1839.[3] It is found in Tierra del Fuego and neighboring areas of southernmost Argentina and Chile.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euneomys |
| Species: | E. chinchilloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Euneomys chinchilloides (Waterhouse, 1839) | |
Taxonomy
Euneomys chinchilloides is the current name for the Patagonian chinchilla mouse.
Distribution and habitat
Life history
Morphology
The genus Euneomys are described as having medium to large body size. They have short tails and dense fur. Their molars are hypsodont.[7]
Measurements of the body length, including the head, of Euneomys chinchilloides ranges from 103 to 143 mm. Tail length ranges from 62 to 90 mm. Hindfoot length ranges from 25 to 30 mm. The length of the ear ranges from 18.5 to 22.2 mm.[8]
Ecology
The genus Euneomys are herbivorous and nocturnal.[7]
Genetics
Euneomys chinchilloides have 34 chromosomes, although some specimens exhibited an extra pair of chromosomes.[9]