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Puna mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Punomys

Higher classification
  
Punomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Punomys lemminus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Mammal, Rodent, Sigmodontinae, Muroidea, Cricetidae

The puna mouse (Punomys lemminus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southern Peru, where it is found in puna habitat at elevations of 4400 to 4900 m in the Cordillera Occidental.

References

Puna mouse Wikipedia