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Olrog's chaco mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Andalgalomys

Higher classification
  
Andalgalomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Andalgalomys olrogi

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Andalgalomys, Mammal, Rodent, Akodon caenosus, Sigmodontinae

Olrog's chaco mouse (Andalgalomys olrogi) is a species of South American rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to Argentina. The natural habitat of the species is hot deserts. Its karyotype has 2n = 60. The species is named after Swedish-Argentine biologist Claes C. Olrog.

References

Olrog's chaco mouse Wikipedia