Eligmodontia typus

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |last1=Cassola |first1=F. |year=2016 |title=Eligmodontia typus |volume=2016 |errata=2017 |page=e.T48303074A115401178 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T48303074A22343451.en |access-date=4 October 2024}}

| genus = Eligmodontia

| species = typus

| authority = F. Cuvier, 1837

| range_map = Eligmodontia typus range map.PNG

| range_map_caption = Eligmodontia typus range map

}}

Eligmodontia typus is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13000647 | page = }} It is found in Argentina and possibly also Chile. The northernmost population might represent a distinct species, E. bolsonensis, to which the common name highland gerbil mouse would apply. The lowland population would then be known as eastern Patagonian gerbil mouse or eastern Patagonian laucha.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}