First record of Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas, 1894) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Salta province, northwestern Argentina: filling gaps and distribution map

J. Jayat; Pablo Ortiz; F. González

doi:10.15560/9.4.902

Check List 9(4): 902-905, doi: 10.15560/9.4.902

First record of Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas, 1894) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Salta province, northwestern Argentina: filling gaps and distribution map

J. Pablo Jayat^‡, Pablo E. Ortiz^§, F. Rodrigo González^|

‡ Instituto de Ambiente de Montaña y Regiones Áridas; Instituto de Ecología Regional, Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecológicas de Las Yungas, Argentina§ Cátedra de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica, Argentina| Cátedra de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina

Corresponding author: J. Jayat ( eljayat@gmail.com )

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Citation: Jayat J, Ortiz P, González F (2013) First record of Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas, 1894) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Salta province, northwestern Argentina: filling gaps and distribution map. Check List 9(4): 902-905. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.902

Abstract

Abrothrix jelskii is one of the lesser-known species in the genus Abrothrix, and it has only been recorded in a few localities in highland environments along the central Andean range. In Argentina, existing records are restricted to just one locality in Jujuy province. We have recently recorded this species in Salta Province, extending its known distribution 150 km northward in northwestern Argentina and 175 km further to the southeast compared to existing records from localities in southern Bolivia. Ten other rodent species were also recorded in the same area, with some of these records, such as those for Auliscomys sublimis, Akodon boliviensis, and Phyllotis sp., being noteworthy as well.

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