Peterson's chinchilla mouse
Species of rodent
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Peterson's chinchilla mouse (Euneomys petersoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae[2] and is found in west central and southern Argentina and nearby areas of Chile.[1] The species is named after American paleontologist Olaf A. Peterson (1865–1933).[3]
| Peterson's chinchilla mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euneomys |
| Species: | E. petersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Euneomys petersoni J. A. Allen, 1903 | |
