Abrothrix andina

(R. A. Philippi in R. A. Philippi & Landbeck, 1858)

Andean Soft-haired Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Abrotrichini
Genus : Abrothrix
Subgenus : Angelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philippi, R.A. and Landbeck, C.L. 1858. Beschreibung einiger neuen Chilenischen Mäuse. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1):77-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7459768

Original name as described

Mus andinus

Other common names

Andean Akodont · Andean Altiplano Mouse · Andean Grass Mouse

Type locality

Altos Andes, Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. gossei; A. andina as currently defined may be a synonym of A. olivacea and the name dolichonyx may represent a distinct species, but further research is needed to determine the taxonomic relationship of these taxa; spelled 'andina' to match generic gender

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · Tammone, M. N., Cuellar Soto, E., Voglino, D., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2025). New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Mammal Research, 70(1), 159-165.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002371

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus andinus

(R. A. Philippi in R. A. Philippi & Landbeck, 1858)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7459768

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Philippi (1900:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20663)

Hesperomys dolichonyx cinnamomea

(R. A. Philippi, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamomea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029009

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hesperomys dolichonyx

(R. A. Philippi, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dolichonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029008

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acodon andinus

(Matschie, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241834

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Matschie (1898:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Mus dolichonyx

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dolichonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029075

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Philippi (1900:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20663)

Akodon jucundus

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jucunda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.12.12.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ff8ecd1-786d-4e46-a014-7ba54ec81bae

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635701

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon andinus

(Osgood, 1943)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778187

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1943:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Akodon andinus andinus

(Osgood, 1943)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778187

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1943:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)

Akodon andinus dolichonyx

(Osgood, 1943)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dolichonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778189

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1943:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)

Akodon andinus polius

(Osgood, 1944)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:49568

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=9038501c-501f-4293-b607-85cb5581aa69

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2780370

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Chroeomys andinus

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

700

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Anderson (1997:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Chroeomys andinus dolichonyx

(S. Anderson, 1997)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dolichonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

434

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Abrothrix andinus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Ortiz, Jayat, Nasif, Teta & Haber (2012:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67621)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4803/115070697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Abrothrix andina

Teta, Cañón, B. D. Patterson, & Pardiñas, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Cladistics

Name usages

  1. Teta, Cañón, Patterson & Pardiñas (2017:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28911)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. D'Elía, Canto-Hernández, Ossa, Verde-Arregoitia, Bostelmann, Iriarte, Amador, Quiroga-Carmona, Hurtado, Cadenillas & Valdez (2020:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67620)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Abrothrix dolichonyx

Tammone, Cuellar Soto, Voglino, & Pardiñas, 2025

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dolichonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority publication

Mammal Research

Name usages

Tammone, Cuellar Soto, Voglino & Pardiñas (2025:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69451)

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