Aconaemys
Appearance
Aconaemys | |
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Aconaemys fuscus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Octodontidae |
Genus: | Aconaemys Ameghino, 1891 |
Type species | |
Schizodon fuscus | |
Species | |
Aconaemys is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[1] It contains the following species:
- Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus)
- Porter's rock rat (Aconaemys porteri)
- Sage's rock rat (Aconaemys sagei)
References
[edit]- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Aconaemys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1571. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
External links
[edit]Media related to Aconaemys at Wikimedia Commons