Biting chinchilla mouse

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Biting chinchilla mouse

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Euneomys

| species = mordax

| authority = Thomas, 1912

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|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=D'elia, G. |date=2016 |title=Euneomys mordax |volume=2016 |page=e.T8257A22352182 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T8257A22352182.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

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The biting chinchilla mouse (Euneomys mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13000651 | page = 1115}} It is found in west central Argentina and nearby areas of Chile, where it inhabits highland meadows, probably at elevations of 1740 to 3000 m.