Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse 1837) [Mus] micropus Waterhouse 1837 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 17 . Type Locality: Argentina , Santa Cruz Prov. , "interior plains of Patagonia" at 50°S latitude, near the Río Santa Cruz (probably near La Argentina as per Hershkovitz, 1962:392 ). Vernacular Names: Southern Pericote . Synonyms: Loxodontomys alsus ( Thomas 1919 ) ; Loxodontomys fumipes ( Osgood 1943 ) . Distribution: S Andes of Chile and Argentina , from about 38°S latitude to Straits of Magellan. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Auliscomys micropus . Discussion: Revised by Pearson (1958) ; banded karyotype published by Spotorno and Walker (1979) .