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Abrothrix markhami (Markham's grass mouse)

Synonyms: Akodon markhami

Wikipedia Abstract

Abrothrix olivaceus markhami, also known as the Wellington Akodont or Markham's Grass Mouse, is a subspecies of the South American rodent Abrothrix olivaceus. It occurs on Wellington Island and the nearby Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile. It was previously recognized as a valid species, but is close to other recognized subspecies of A. olivaceus.
View Wikipedia Record: Abrothrix markhami

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  27 grams
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  6 months 12 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  1 year
Snout to Vent Length [1]  4.724 inches (12 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park II 8712691 Chile      

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0