Andinomys edax has great ecological plasticity since it can live in very different environments, including subtropical mountain forests, high-altitude grasslands, and semiarid areas. [2][3] Though the species lacks comprehensive fossil records, there is one known fossil record from the Lower-Middle Pleistocene in Tarija, Bolivia, and seven fossil records from the Middle-Upper Pleistocene, the Upper Pleistocene, and the Upper Holocene in different provinces of Northwestern Argentina. [3]
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