Open AccessEligmodontia morgani(Rodentia: Cricetidae)
Author(s) -
Brandi S. Coyner,
Janet K. Braun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
mammalian species
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.396
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1545-1410
pISSN - 0076-3519
DOI - 10.1644/916.1
Subject(s) - cricetidae , rodent , steppe , arid , ecology , habitat , geography , genus , biology
Eligmodontia morgani Allen, 1901, is a sigmodontine rodent commonly known as the western Patagonian laucha. A small, delicate, arid-adapted rodent, it is 1 of 7 currently recognized species in the genus Eligmodontia. The species occurs in the semiarid steppe habitat of western Patagonia of Argentina and Chile. E. morgani is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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