The Pikumche pericote (Loxodontomys pikumche) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from central Chile, where its range includes xeric shrublands (the matorral).[1]
| Pikumche pericote | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Loxodontomys |
| Species: | L. pikumche |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxodontomys pikumche Spotorno, Cofre, Vilina, Marquet & Walker, 1998 | |
