Abrothrix
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Abrothrix is a genus of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

 in the tribe Abrotrichini
Abrotrichini
Abrotrichini, also known as the Andean clade or southern Andean clade, is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. It includes about fifteen species in five genera, distributed in South America from southern Peru to southernmost South America, including the Patagonian steppes...

 of family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...

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It contains the following living species:
  • Abrothrix andinus
  • Abrothrix hershkovitzi
  • Abrothrix illuteus
  • Abrothrix jelskii
  • Abrothrix lanosus
  • Abrothrix longipilis
  • Abrothrix olivaceus
  • Abrothrix sanborni

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