Octodontomys gliroides (Gervais and d'Orbigny, 1844) . Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, p. 22.

TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, La Paz Dept., near La Paz .

DISTRIBUTION: Andes of N Chile, SW Bolivia, and NW Argentina; occurs between 2,000 and 5,000 m in xeric habitats.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: simonsi .

COMMENTS: The chromosome no. is 2n=38.