Patagonian chinchilla mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Patagonian chinchilla mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Euneomys chinchilloides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Patagonian chinchilla mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Patagonian chinchilla mouse in 1 country or territory across South America.

Argentina

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Patagonian chinchilla mouse endangered?

The Patagonian chinchilla mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Patagonian chinchilla mouse?

The Patagonian chinchilla mouse (Euneomys chinchilloides) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Euneomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Patagonian chinchilla mouse

The Patagonian chinchilla mouse (Euneomys chinchilloides) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was first described by George Robert Waterhouse in 1839. It is found in Tierra del Fuego and neighboring areas of southernmost Argentina and Chile.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Patagonian chinchilla mouse (revision 1314751964), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306408 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).