The Ecuadorian grass mouse (''Neomicroxus latebricola'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

. It is found only in

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

References

*Alavarado-Serrano, D. F. and G. D'Elía. 2013. A new genus for the Andean mice ''Akodon latebricola'' and ''A. bogotensis''. (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 94:995–1015. {{Taxonbar, from=Q305746 Neomicroxus Endemic fauna of Ecuador Mammals of Ecuador Rodents of South America Vulnerable animals Vulnerable biota of South America Mammals described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot