The Lima leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis limatus) or Lima pericote[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in a variety of habitats on the western slopes of the Andes from northern Chile to west-central Peru at elevations from sea level to 4000 m.[1]
| Lima leaf-eared mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Phyllotis |
| Species: | P. limatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllotis limatus Thomas, 1912
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References
edit- ^ a b Vivar, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Phyllotis limatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136629A115210752. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b 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. p. 1162. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.