World's Highest-Dwelling Animal
The documented capture of the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse at the peak of Volcán Llullaillaco, makes this rodent the highest-dwelling mammal in the world.
Cover image:
Marcial Quiroga-Carmona, PNAS, CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005265117
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The World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal Found Atop of the World’s Second-Largest Active Volcano
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Night Snow - Asher Fulero, CC BY 2.0
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