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Leaf-eared Mice
Phyllotis
Phyllotis is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. These mice are commonly confused with Auliscomys, Graomys and Loxodontomys. In order to tell these genera apart, one must look at the tail. Species in the genus Phyllotis have a penicillate tip on their tail which is not present in the other two genera. Tails in the genus Phyllotis are also less than the length of its head and body combined whereas in Graomys, tails are longer than the head and body combined. P. xanthopygus was found at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco (6,739 m), which is the highest altitude a mammal has yet been found in nature.
It contains the following species:
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis darwinii
yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis xanthopygus
Andean leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis andium
Buenos Aires leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis bonariensis
bunchgrass Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis osilae
Haggard's leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis haggardi
Punta de Vacas Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis vaccarum
Lima leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis limatus
gerbil leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis gerbillus
master leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis magister
friendly leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis amicus
capricorn leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis caprinus
Pearson's Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis pearsoni
Tucuman Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis tucumanus
Pehuenche Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis pehuenche
Camiari Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis camiari
Osgood's leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis osgoodi
definitive leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis definitus
Anita's leaf-eared mouse
speciesPhyllotis anitae
Los Alisos Leaf-eared Mouse
speciesPhyllotis alisosiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44719.