Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse 1837)

[Mus] micropus Waterhouse 1837, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 17.

Type Locality: Argentina, Santa Cruz Prov., "interior plains of Patagonia" at 50°S latitude, near the Río Santa Cruz (probably near La Argentina as per Hershkovitz, 1962:392).

Vernacular Names: Southern Pericote.

Synonyms: Loxodontomys alsus (Thomas 1919); Loxodontomys fumipes (Osgood 1943) .

Distribution: S Andes of Chile and Argentina, from about 38°S latitude to Straits of Magellan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Auliscomys micropus .

Discussion: Revised by Pearson (1958); banded karyotype published by Spotorno and Walker (1979).