Pearson's chaco mouse

Pearson's chaco mouse (Andalgalomys pearsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] This mouse is found in the Gran Chaco ecoregion of southeastern Bolivia and western Paraguay at elevations up to 400 m.^[1] The species is named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson.^[3][4] Its karyotype has 2n = 76 and 78 in the two subspecies.^[2] The latter is the highest diploid number of any species in the tribe Phyllotini.^[5]

Pearson's chaco mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Andalgalomys
Species:	A. pearsoni
Binomial name
Andalgalomys pearsoni (Myers, 1977)