Ruschi's Rat

Ruschi's Rat

Taxobox | name = Ruschi's Rat
status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Cricetidae
subfamilia = Sigmodontinae
genus = "Abrawayaomys"
genus_authority = Cunha and Cruz, 1979
species = "A. ruschii"
binomial = "Abrawayaomys ruschii"
binomial_authority = Cunha and Cruz, 1979

The Ruschi's Rat (erraneously Rushi's Rat), "Abrawayaomys ruschii", is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina and Brazil. It is the only species in the genus "Abrawayaomys".

References

* [http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/ Infonatura]


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