Authority citation: Osgood, W.H. 1943. A new genus of rodents from Peru. Journal of Mammalogy 24(3):369-371.
Authority publication link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1374837
Original name as described: Punomys lemminus
Nominal names: lemminus Osgood, 1943
Other common names: Puna Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Andinomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: FMNH:Mamm:49710
Type locality: San Antonio de Esquilache, altitude 15,000 feet (= 4572 m), Puno, Peru.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Vulnerable
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