Aconaemys

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Aconaemys
Aconaemys fuscus.jpg
Aconaemys fuscus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Aconaemys
Ameghino, 1891
Type species
Schizodon fuscus
Species

Aconaemys fuscus
Aconaemys porteri
Aconaemys sagei

Aconaemys is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. [1] It contains the following species:

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References

  1. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Aconaemys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1571. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.