Peterson's chinchilla mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Euneomys |
Species: | E. petersoni |
Binomial name | |
Euneomys petersoni J. A. Allen, 1903 |
Peterson's chinchilla mouse (Euneomys petersoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in west central and southern Argentina and nearby areas of Chile. The species is named after American paleontologist Olaf A. Peterson (1865–1933).