Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,115 meters (0 to 16,781 feet).Mean = 2,322.570 meters (7,619.980 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,848.110 based on 86 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
)
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
)
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
)
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
)
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
)
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
)
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
(
)
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
)
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
(
)
- (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
(
)
- Illiger, 1811
- Family:
Muridae
(
)
- (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821:303
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
(
)
- Tribe:
Phyllotini
(
)
- Genus:
Phyllotis
(
)
- (Waterhouse, 1837) Fitzinger, 1867:83-84
- Specific name:
xanthopygus
- Subspecies:
rupestris
- Scientific name: - Phyllotis xanthopygus rupestris
- Subspecies:
rupestris
- Specific name:
xanthopygus
- Genus:
Phyllotis
(
- Tribe:
Phyllotini
(
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
(
- Family:
Muridae
(
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Phyllotis
There are approximately 23 species in this genus:
P. amicus (Friendly Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. andium (Andean Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. bonaeriensis (Buenos Aires Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. caprinus (Capricorn Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. darwini (Darwin's Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. darwini limatus · P. darwini rupestris · P. definitus (Definitive Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. gerbillus (Gerbil Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. griseoflavus · P. haggardi (Haggard's Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. limatus · P. magister (Master Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. osgoodi (Osgood's Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. osilae (Bunchgrass Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. osilae osilae · P. osilae phaeus · P. wolffsohni (Wolffsohn's Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. xanthopygus (Yellow-Rumped Leaf-Eared Mouse) · P. xanthopygus chilensis · P. xanthopygus rupestris · P. xanthopygus vaccarum · P. xanthopygus xanthopygus
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5446642
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 569740
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2330560
