Ancash Pericote

Ancash PericoteThis mouse is known from the high western Andes of Peru’s Ancash Department. Its back is rich cinnamon-brown, with a buffy-ochre underside.What does it look like?Its back is rich cinnamon-brown mixed with dusky hairs, and its underside is buffy ochre. The tail is dusky above and buffy-white below.How does it live?This mouse is known from the high western Andes of Peru’s Ancash Department. Its back is rich cinnamon-brown, with a buffy-ochre underside.It is reported from brushy habitat on the western Andean slopes. The volume provides no other information on its behavior or reproduction.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.