''Phyllotis'' is a genus of

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

in the family Cricetidae. These mice are commonly confused with ''

Auliscomys ''Auliscomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Bolivian big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys boliviensis'') * Painted big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys pictus'') * Andean big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys subl ...

Graomys ''Graomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Central leaf-eared mouse (''Graomys chacoensis'') * Pale leaf-eared mouse The pale leaf-eared mouse (''Graomys domorum'') is a species of rodent i ...

'' and ''

Loxodontomys ''Loxodontomys'' is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Phyllotini of family Cricetidae. Two species are known, found in Argentina and Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South Am ...

.'' ''.'' In order to tell these

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apart, one must look at the tail. Species in the genus ''Phyllotis'' have a penicillate tip on their tail which is not present in the other two genera. Tails in the genus Phyllotis are also less than the length of its head and body combined whereas in ''Graomys'', tails are longer than the head and body combined . ''

Phyllotis xanthopygus The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis xanthopygus'') otherwise known as the Patagonian leaf-eared mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae and order Rodentia. It is the most widespread member of the genus. Description ''Ph ...

'' was found at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco (6739 m), which is the highest altitude a mammal has yet been found in nature. It contains the following species: *

Los Alisos leaf-eared mouse The Los Alisos leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis alisosiensis'') is a species of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country i ...

(''Phyllotis alisosiensis'') * Friendly leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis amicus'') *

Andean leaf-eared mouse The Andean leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis andium'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , ot ...

(''Phyllotis andium'') *

Anita's leaf-eared mouse Anita's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis anitae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was discovered in Tucumán Province in northwestern Argentina in alder forest of the upper part of the Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion, on the ea ...

(''Phyllotis anitae'') * Buenos Aires leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis bonariensis'') * Capricorn leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis caprinus'') *

Darwin's leaf-eared mouse Darwin's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis darwini'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It has terrestrial habits and is endemic to coastal central and northern Chile. It is also found in the Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert ( e ...

(''Phyllotis darwini'') * Definitive leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis definitus'') *

Gerbil leaf-eared mouse The gerbil leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis gerbillus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru. It has been discovered that ''P. amicus'' and ''P. gerbillius'' are closely related as sister species. However, ''P. ...

(''Phyllotis gerbillus'') * Haggard's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis haggardi'') * Lima leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis limatus'') *

Master leaf-eared mouse The master leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis magister'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Chile and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , o ...

(''Phyllotis magister'') *

Osgood's leaf-eared mouse Osgood's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis osgoodi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Altiplano of northeastern Chile. The species is named after American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood Wilfred Hudson Osgood ...

(''Phyllotis osgoodi'') *

Bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse The bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis osilae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del ...

(''Phyllotis osilae'') * Pearson's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis pearsoni'') *

Pehuenche leaf-eared mouse Pehuenche (or ''Pewenche'', people of the "pehuen" or "pewen" in Mapudungun) are an indigenous people of South America. They live in the Andes, primarily in present-day south central Chile and adjacent Argentina. Their name derives from their de ...

(''Phyllotis pehuenche'') * Wolffsohn's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis wolffsohni'') * Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis xanthopygus'')

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