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Eastern puna mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Punomys kofordi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Punomys

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Painted big‑eared, Alticola, Chelemys

The eastern puna mouse (Punomys kofordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southern Peru, where it is found in moist areas within puna grassland at elevations of 4500 to 4800 m in the Kallawaya mountain range, a section of the Cordillera Oriental.

References

Eastern puna mouse Wikipedia