Eligmodontia typus (rodent)

Mass: 18.6 g based on Diaz and Ojeda 1999

Abundance: 3.55 to 87.50% (median 20.00%)

Latitudinal range: -34.1° to -32.9°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (5) only

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Found in 5 samples

Argentina: Mendoza (Larrea cuneifolia flat), Mendoza (disturbed grassland), Ñacuñân Biosphere Reserve, MaB Reserve of Ñacuñan (arboreal), MaB Reserve of Ñacuñan (ground)

Size measurements:
body mass18.58 gN = 12Diaz and Ojeda 1999
ear length18.05 mmN = 31Sikes et al. 1997
hind foot length23.13 mmN = 31Sikes et al. 1997
tail length92.71 mmN = 31Sikes et al. 1997
total body length175.84 mmN = 31Sikes et al. 1997
upper tooth row length3.74 mmN = 31Sikes et al. 1997

See also Eligmodontia, Eligmodontia morgani, Eligmodontia puerulus, Eligmodontia sp.