Abrothrix andina
(R. A. Philippi in R. A. Philippi & Landbeck, 1858)
Central Andean Soft-haired Mouse
Distribution :
Altiplano, generally above 3500 m, from SC Perú, through extreme W Bolivia, to NW Argentina and C Chile.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Abrotrichini |
| Genus | : Abrothrix |
| Subgenus | : Angelomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Philippi, R.A. and Landbeck, C.L. 1858. Beschreibung einiger neuen Chilenischen Mäuse. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1):77-82.
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Original name as described
Mus andinus
Other common names
Andean Akodont · Andean Altiplano Mouse · Andean Grass Mouse
Type locality
Altos Andes, Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile. Restricted by P. Pamela Sánchez-Vendizú and colleagues in 2026 to "Las Melosas, Fundo el Ingenio, Ingreso Fundo Cruz de Piedra, Region Metropolitana, Chile, 1694 m a.s.l., 33°55’04.4”S 70°12’21.5”W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile · Peru
Taxonomy notes
previously included A. dolichonyx and was split from A. olivacea
Taxonomy notes citation
Abud, C. 2011. Variación genética y estructura filogeográfica de Abrothrix olivaceus en la patagonia argentina y el sur chileno. MSc thesis, Universidad de la República, 77 pp. a#72050 · Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. 2015. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1290 pp. a#27628 · Giorello, F.M., D'Elía, G. and Lessa, E.P. 2021. Genomic footprints of Quaternary colonization and population expansion in the Patagonian-Fuegian region rules out a separate southern refugium in Tierra del Fuego. Journal of Biogeography 48(10):2656-2670. doi:10.1111/jbi.14231 · Sánchez, J., Poljak, S., Teta, P., Lanusse, L. and Lizarralde, M.S. 2022. A contribution to the knowledge of the taxonomy of the subgenus Abrothrix (Angelomys) (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in southernmost South America. Polar Biology 45(4):601-614. doi:10.1007/s00300-022-03020-9 · Quiroga-Carmona, M., Abud, C., Lessa, E.P. and D'Elía, G. 2022. The mitochondrial genetic diversity of the olive field mouse Abrothrix olivacea (Cricetidae; Abrotrichini) is latitudinally structured across its geographic distribution. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 29(2):413-430. doi:10.1007/s10914-021-09582-5 · Tammone, M.N., Cuellar Soto, E., Voglino, D. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2025. New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Mammal Research 70(1):159-165. doi:10.1007/s13364-024-00772-z · Tammone, M.N., Cuellar Soto, E., Cañón, C., Guzmán, J.A. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2026. Resolving the taxonomic status of Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae): evidence from topotypic specimens. Therya 17(2):225-234. doi:10.12933/therya.2026.6243 · Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y., Parada, A., Teta, P., Quiroga-Carmona, M., Jayat, P., Cairampoma, R., Medina, C.E., Storz, J.F. and D'Elía, G. 2026. Species boundaries in the subgenus Angelomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Abrothrix): A complex case obscured by mitochondrial-species tree discordance. Vertebrate Zoology 76:455-489. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e190575
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 8 names and synonyms.
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