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