Abrocoma bennetti Waterhouse, 1837 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837:31.

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Aconcagua Prov., vicinity Aconcagua, flanks of Cordillera .

DISTRIBUTION: Chile from Copiapo to the area of Rio Biobio.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: cuvieri, helvina, laniger, murrayi.