Irenomys [SEP] IUCN conservation status
. Litter size is three to six. The animal mostly eats seeds and fruits, but its diet also includes various other plant and fungal materials.
Conservation status.
"Irenomys" is not currently threatened and it is classified as "least concern" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. It occurs in several protected areas, but destruction of its forest habitat may pose a threat to some populations.
Literature cited.
- D'Elía, G., Luna, L., González, E.M. and Patterson,
Irenomys tarsalis" (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae). Mastozoología Neotropical 11(1):95–98.
- Osgood, W.H. 1943. The mammals of Chile. Fieldiana Zoology 30:1–268.
- Pardinas, U., Patterson, B., D'Elia, G. and Teta, P. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. «a href="https%3A//web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http%3A//www.iucnredlist.org/"www.iucnredlist.org/a». Downloaded on November 6, 2009.
- Smith, M.F. and Patton, J.L. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships and the radiation of sigmodontine