Roig's pericote | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Andalgalomys |
Species: | A. roigi |
Binomial name | |
Andalgalomys roigi Mares and Braun, 1996 | |
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