Aconaemys sagei Pearson 1984

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Octodontidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1570-1573 : 1571

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347808
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scientific name	Aconaemys sagei Pearson 1984
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Aconaemys sagei Pearson 1984 View in CoL

Aconaemys sagei Pearson 1984 View in CoL , J. Zool. Lond., 202: 229.

Type Locality: Argentina, Neuquén Prov., 2 km S Cerro Quillén at Pampa de Hui Hui (1050 m).

Vernacular Names: Sage's Rock Rat.

Distribution: Known only from near Lago Quillén and Lago Hui Hui at Pampa de Hui Hui in Neuquén Prov. of Argentina. but reports suggest it might also occur in Malleco Prov. of Chile.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Locally abundant, but may have very limited distribution.

Discussion: Much smaller than A. fuscus . Karyotype has 2n=54 and FN=104 ( Gallardo and Reise, 1992).