Austral Oldfield Mouse

Austral Oldfield MouseThis rodent is known from the Bolivian Yungas. Its back is cinnamon to auburn, its belly is cinnamon-buff, and its tail is one color. The species account records a ground capture in upper montane elfin forest.What does it look like?The back is cinnamon-brown to auburn, the flanks are dark, the belly is cinnamon-buff, and the tail is unicolored.How does it live?This rodent is known from the Bolivian Yungas. Its back is cinnamon to auburn, its belly is cinnamon-buff, and its tail is one color. The species account records a ground capture in upper montane elfin forest.The species account records a ground capture in upper montane elfin forest in Bolivia. It provides no detailed information on food or behavior.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.