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Mountain Viscacha Rat
The Viscacha Rat '(Octomys mimax)-- or Mountain Viscacha Rat' -- is a species of rodent in the Octodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Octomys, and is likely ancestral to both Tympanoctomys barrerae and Pipanacoctomys aureus. It is endemic to Chile and Argentina.
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Mares, Braun, Barquez, and Diaz. 2000. Two new genera and species of halophytic desert mammals from isolated salt flats in Argentina. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 203:i+1-27.
Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder (Eds.). 2005. Mammal Species of the World, Third Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 2 Volumes, 2141 pp.
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