The Bolivian chinchilla rat (Abrocoma boliviensis) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae.[2] It is found only in Manuel María Caballero Province, Bolivia. Its natural habitat is the rocky areas of cloud forests in Bolivia's interior.
^Bernal, N. (2016). "Abrocoma boliviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18A22182349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18A22182349.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 1538–1600.
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