Reithrodon auritus (rodent)

Mass: 81.3 g based on Bozinovic 1992 and Miller and Anderson 1977

Abundance: 1.82 to 14.67% (median 9.22%)

Latitudinal range: -47.7° to -37.9°

Habitats: (2), desert/xeric shrubland (3), temperate savanna (4)

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Found in 9 samples

Argentina: Sierras de Tecka, Estancia La Mimosa, Arroyo Pescado, East of Bariloche, Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (cañadón), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Tyto alba), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Bubo magellanicus), Paso Otero (paleocauce), Cueva El Abra

Size measurements:
body mass78.7 gN = 8Bozinovic 1992
body mass86.8 gN = 4Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ condyloincisive length35 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ condyloincisive length34.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ condyloincisive length33.6 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♀ ear length27 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ ear length18 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ ear length25 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
front foot length7.22 mmN = 5Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ head and body length155 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ head and body length169 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ head and body length139 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
head and body length141.8 mmN = 5Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ hind foot length32 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ hind foot length34 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ hind foot length30.5 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
hind foot length32.2 mmN = 5Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ skull length37.5 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ skull length37.4 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ skull length36.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
skull length36.16 mmN = 4Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ skull width21 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ skull width21 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ skull width19.7 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♀ tail length104 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ tail length100 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ tail length99 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
tail length106.8 mmN = 5Miller and Anderson 1977
total body length248.6 mmN = 5Miller and Anderson 1977
♀ upper tooth row length7.2 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♂ upper tooth row length6.4 mmN = 1Thomas 1912
♂ upper tooth row length6.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1920

See also Reithrodon