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Eligmodontia morgani (rodent)

Mass: 16.5 g based on Kelt 1994

Abundance: 16.09 to 75.41% (median 59.94%)

Latitudinal range: -47.7° to -41.2°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (5), temperate savanna (1)

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Found in 6 samples

Argentina: East of Bariloche, Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (cañadón), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (estepa arbustiva), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (estepa subarbustiva), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Tyto alba), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Bubo magellanicus)

Size measurements:
body mass16.53 gN = 20Kelt 1994
ear length16.00 mmN = 22Sikes et al. 1997
♀ ear length13 mmN = 1Allen 1901
ear length15.33 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
♀ head and body length85 mmN = 1Allen 1901
hind foot length22.27 mmN = 22Sikes et al. 1997
♀ hind foot length23 mmN = 1Allen 1901
hind foot length22.08 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
♀ lower tooth row length4 mmN = 1Allen 1901
lower tooth row length3.77 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
♀ skull length24 mmN = 1Allen 1901
skull length23.49 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
♀ skull width12 mmN = 1Allen 1901
skull width12.43 mmN = 19Kelt 1994
tail length78.05 mmN = 22Sikes et al. 1997
♀ tail length80 mmN = 1Allen 1901
tail length74.80 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
total body length166.36 mmN = 22Sikes et al. 1997
♀ total body length165 mmN = 1Allen 1901
total body length158.10 mmN = 20Kelt 1994
upper tooth row length3.60 mmN = 22Sikes et al. 1997
♀ upper tooth row length4 mmN = 1Allen 1901
upper tooth row length3.74 mmN = 20Kelt 1994

See also Eligmodontia, Eligmodontia puerulus, Eligmodontia sp., Eligmodontia typus

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