- Porter's Rock Rat
Taxobox
name = Porter's Rock RatMSW3 Woods|id=13400369]
status = NE
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Rodent ia
familia =Octodontidae
genus = "Aconaemys "
species = "A. porteri"
binomial = "Aconaemys porteri"
binomial_authority = Thomas, 1917
synonyms =Porter's Rock Rat ("Aconaemys porteri") is a species of
rodent in theOctodontidae family.cite journal|title=Karyotypic Evolution in Octodontid Rodents Based on C-Band Analysis|author=Gallardo, Milton H.|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=73|issue=1|month=February|year=1992|pages=89-98|doi=10.2307/1381869] It is found inArgentina andChile at altitudes between 900 and 2,000 meters above sea level.References
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