First record of Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas, 1894) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Salta province, northwestern Argentina: Filling gaps and distribution map

Abrothrix jelskii is one of the lesser-known species in the genus Abrothrix, and it has only been recorded in a few localities in highland environments along the central Andean range. In Argentina, existing records are restricted to just one locality in Jujuy province. We have recently recorded this species in Salta Province, extending its known distribution 150 km northward in northwestern Argentina and 175 km further to the southeast compared to existing records from localities in southern Bolivia. Ten other rodent species were also recorded in the same area, with some of these records, such as those for Auliscomys sublimis, Akodon boliviensis, and Phyllotis sp., being noteworthy as well.Fil: Jayat, Jorge Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito. Instituto de Ambientes de Montaña y Regiones Aridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ortiz, Pablo Edmundo. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica; ArgentinaFil: González, F. Rodrigo . Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentin

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FIGURE 4 in Taxonomy of the Phyllotis osilae species group in Argentina; the status of the "Rata de los nogales" (Phyllotis nogalaris Thomas, 1921; Rodentia: Cricetidae)

FIGURE 4. Individual specimen scores based on log-transformed values of 20 cranial measurements, projected onto the first and second principal components extracted from analysis of young specimens (age classes 2 and 3, n = 74) of Phyllotis nogalaris and 4 forms of P. tucumanus in Northwestern Argentina: P. nogalaris (white squares), P. tucumanus s.s. (black squares), P. tucumanus form 2 (white diamonds), P. tucumanus form 3 (white triangles), and P. tucumanus form 4 (white circles). Character loadings and percentage of variance explained by each of three PCs in Table 3