Abrothrix andina
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Abrothrix |
| Species: | A. andina |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrothrix andina (Philippi, 1858) | |
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Abrothrix andina, also known as the Andean Altiplano mouse,[1] Andean Soft-haired Mouse,[2] Andean Grass Mouse[2] or Andean akodont,[3]: 1088 is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae.[4] It is found in the Altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia, south to Argentina and Chile.[3]: 1089
Taxonomy
Abrothrix andina is a member of the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae with the genus Abrothrix.[1]
Habitat
Abrothrix andina is a small mammal that is active throughout the Andes,[4] and has been found in altitudes of 4,620 m (15,160 ft).[5] The environment consists of small shrubs and is categorizes as having dry summers and snowy winters.[4]
Biology
Diet
Abrothrix andina primarily eats small shrubs during the summer and shrubs and insects during the winters[6] During extreme temperature changes, the gut morphology changes and energy expenditure changes.[6] For example, their metabolic rate may increase by 36.6% during the winter.[4] Their body mass has shown to fluctuate throughout the seasons, as well.[4] Their diet has shown behaviors that exhibit hyperphagy.[6]
Behavior
Abrothrix andina is active throughout the year despite seasonal changes.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Pardinas, U.; D'elia, G. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Abrothrix andinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T4803A115070697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T4803A22338040.en. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Abrothrix andina". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- 1 2 Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Abrothrix andinus". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bozinovic, Francisco; Novoa, F. Fernando; Veloso, Claudio (1990). "Seasonal Changes in Energy Expenditure and Digestive Tract of Abrothrix andinus (Cricetidae) in the Andes Range". Physiological Zoology. 63 (6): 1216–1231. Bibcode:1990PhysZ..63.1216B. doi:10.1086/physzool.63.6.30152641. JSTOR 30152641. S2CID 85812233.
- ↑ Storz, Jay F.; Quiroga-Carmona, Marcial; Opazo, Juan C.; Bowen, Thomas; Farson, Matthew; Steppan, Scott J.; d'Elía, Guillermo (2020). "Discovery of the world's highest-dwelling mammal". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (31): 18169–18171. Bibcode:2020PNAS..11718169S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2005265117. PMC 7414144. PMID 32675238.
- 1 2 3 Bozinovic, Francisco; Iturri, Sergio J. (1991). "Seasonal changes in glucose and tyrosine uptake of Abrothrix andinus (Cricetidae) inhabiting the Andes range". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology. 99 (3): 437–439. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(91)90029-C.
Literature cited
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.