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Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Abrocomidae |
Scientific Name: | Abrocoma budini Thomas, 1920 | |||
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Taxonomic Notes: | Ellerman (1940) considered A. budini a subspecies of A. cinerea but Braun and Mares (2002) recognized it as a distinct species. |
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. |
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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 | ||||
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Population: | The abundance and population size of this species are not known. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | It is known from rocky areas with grasslands over 3,000 m asl. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Major Threat(s): | Intentional, controlled burning of vegetation by cattle farmers is a major threat. |
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 23 April 2018. |
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