Edith's Leaf-Eared Mouse
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Edith's Leaf-eared Mouse (Graomys edithae) is a species of rodent
in the family Cricetidae
.
It is known only from Argentina
, where it was found in a montane grassland
on Otro Cerro at an elevation of 3000 m.
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 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...
.
It is known only from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, where it was found in a montane grassland
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Montane grasslands and shrublands is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high altitude grasslands and shrublands around the world....
on Otro Cerro at an elevation of 3000 m.