| Peterson's chinchilla mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Cricetidae | 
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae | 
| Genus: | Euneomys | 
| Species: | E. petersoni  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Euneomys petersoni J. A. Allen, 1903  | |
Peterson's chinchilla mouse (Euneomys petersoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in west central and southern Argentina and nearby areas of Chile.[1] The species is named after American paleontologist Olaf A. Peterson (1865โ1933).[3]
References
- 1 2 Pardinas, U. & D'Elia, G. (2008). "Euneomys petersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 Jan 2011.
 - โ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". 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. 1115. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
 - โ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
 
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