Porter's rock rat (Aconaemys porteri) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[1][3] It is found in Argentina and Chile at altitudes between 900 and 2,000 meters above sea level.[1]

Porter's rock rat[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Aconaemys
Species:
A. porteri
Binomial name
Aconaemys porteri
Thomas, 1917

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". 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. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Roach, N. (2016). "Aconaemys porteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136331A22239645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136331A22239645.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Gallardo, Milton H. (February 1992). "Karyotypic Evolution in Octodontid Rodents Based on C-Band Analysis". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1). Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 73, No. 1: 89–98. doi:10.2307/1381869. JSTOR 1381869.