Image courtesy of Marcial Quiroga-Carmona.
Joel Kontinen
Conditions on the peak of Llullaillaco, 2050 metres or
6739 above sea level, are cold, dry and hostile – but some mice somehow survive
there.
in 2020, researchers found a leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis vaccarum) near the
summit of Llullaillaco a volcano on the border of Argentina and Chile and the
latest research shows that they actually make the mountain their home.
Yes, when they were created to live on Earth, they can even take the hardest environment as their home.
Source:;
Buehler, Jake, 2022. Volcano-dwelling mice confirmed as world’s highest-living mammals, New Scientist 26 April.
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