Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1919-05-01. On small mammals from "Otro Cerro," north-eastern Rioja, collected by Sr. L. Budin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)3(17):489-500.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688444
Original name as described: Graomys edithae
Nominal names: edithae O. Thomas, 1919
Other common names: Edith's Leaf-eared Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Phyllotini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1919.2.7.34
Type locality: Otro Cerro, 3000 m, Catamarca, Argentina. Clarified by U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues in 2007 as "an abandoned ranch in the southern end of the Sierra de Ambato, Capayán, Catamarca."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Argentina (ARG)
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:
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