Abrothrix jelskii

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| image = Abrothrix jelskii 186917554 (cropped).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Jayat, J. |date=2016 |title=Abrothrix jelskii |volume=2016 |page=e.T4804A22338124 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4804A22338124.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Abrothrix

| species = jelskii

| authority = (Thomas, 1894)

| synonyms =

  • Akodon jelskii Thomas, 1894
  • Chroeomys jelskii (Thomas, 1894)

}}

Abrothrix jelskii, also known as Jelski's Altiplano mouse, Jelski's grass mouse,Duff and Lawson, 2004 or the ornate akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089 is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia into northwestern Argentina. Populations classified under A. jelskii include more than one species.

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Literature cited

  • Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vargas, J., Patterson, B., Jayat, J.P., and Pardinas, U. 2008. {{IUCNlink|4804|Abrothrix jelskii}}. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <[http://www.iucnredlist.org/ www.iucnredlist.org]>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
  • Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. {{ISBN|0-7136-6021-X}}
  • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3 Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed]. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-8018-8221-0}}

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Category:Abrothrix

Category:Mammals of the Andes

Category:Mammals of Argentina

Category:Mammals of Bolivia

Category:Mammals of Peru

Category:Mammals described in 1894

Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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