Altiplano chinchilla mouse

The Altiplano chinchilla mouse or achallo (Chinchillula sahamae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Chinchillula. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Altiplano chinchilla mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Phyllotini
Genus:	Chinchillula Thomas, 1898
Species:	C. sahamae
Binomial name
Chinchillula sahamae Thomas, 1898
Distribution of Chinchillula sahamae according to Eisenberg & Redford, 2000