Abrocoma budini

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Rodentia	Abrocomidae

Scientific Name:

Abrocoma budini Thomas, 1920

Common Name(s):

English

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Budin’s Chinchilla Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

Ellerman (1940) considered A. budini a subspecies of A. cinerea but Braun and Mares (2002) recognized it as a distinct species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-03-01
Assessor(s):	Roach, N.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Contributor(s):	Ojeda, R. & Jayat, J.
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient and is currently known only from the type locality, and there is no information known about its range, or population status. It most likely occurs more widely than is currently known.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Data Deficient (DD) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species is known only from type locality: Otro Cerro, in Catamarca Province, Argentina at 3,000 m asl (Patton and Emmons 2015). Braun and Mares (2002) suggested that it is probably restricted to Sierra de Ambato of Catamarca and La Rioja Provinces.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Argentina

Additional data:

♦ Lower elevation limit (metres):	3000
♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	3000

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Population [top]

Population:

The abundance and population size of this species are not known.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is known from rocky areas with grasslands over 3,000 m asl.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Intentional, controlled burning of vegetation by cattle farmers is a major threat.

Major Threat(s):

Intentional, controlled burning of vegetation by cattle farmers is a major threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is not known to occur in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is not known to occur in any protected areas.

Citation:	Roach, N. 2016. Abrocoma budini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136334A22182792. . Downloaded on 22 September 2017.
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