Pearson's chaco mouse (Andalgalomys pearsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] This mouse is found in the Gran Chaco ecoregion of southeastern Bolivia and western Paraguay at elevations up to 400 m.[1] The species is named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson.[3][4] Its karyotype has 2n = 76 and 78 in the two subspecies.[2] The latter is the highest diploid number of any species in the tribe Phyllotini.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Andalgalomys |
| Species: | A. pearsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Andalgalomys pearsoni (Myers, 1977)
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References
edit- ^ a b Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Pardinas, U.; D'elia, G. (2008). "Andalgalomys pearsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ a b Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". 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. 1101. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Lidicker, W. Z.; Patton, J. L. "In Memoriam: Oliver Payne Pearson". University of California. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0801893049. OCLC 270129903.
- ^ Lanzone, C.; Rodríguez, D.; Cuello, P.; Albanese, S.; Ojeda, A.; Chillo, V.; Martí, D. A. (2011). "XY1Y2 chromosome system in Salinomys delicatus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)" (PDF). Genetica. 139 (9): 1143–1147. doi:10.1007/s10709-011-9616-7. ISSN 0016-6707. PMID 22105874. S2CID 6902906.
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