Abrothrix hershkovitzi
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
A. hershkovitzi
Binomial name
Abrothrix hershkovitzi
(Patterson, Gallardo and Freas, 1984)
Synonyms

Akodon hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas, 1984

Abrothrix hershkovitzi, also known as Hershkovitz's grass mouse or Hershkovitz's akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found only on some remote islands in southern Chile. It is named after American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.

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