Kingdom Animalia Family Cricetidae Tribe Akodontini Scientific name Lenoxus apicalis Higher classification Lenoxus Order Rodent | Superfamily Muroidea Subfamily Sigmodontinae Genus Lenoxus
Thomas, 1909 Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Rodent, Geoxus, Chelemys, Brucepattersonius, Andalgalomys | ||
The Andean rat (Lenoxus apicalis) is the only species in the genus Lenoxus. It is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of eastern Peru and western Bolivia.
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