Abrothrix olivacea
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)
Olive 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
Authority citation
Waterhouse, G.R. 1837-11-21. At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Waterhouse brought under the notice of the Meeting numerous species of the genus Mus, forming part of the collection presented to this Society by Charles Darwin, Esq., a Corresponding Member. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:15-21.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570901Original name as described
Mus olivaceus
Other common names
Olive-colored Akodont · Olive Grass Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.200
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9c445bd2-6850-4f11-98dd-76fa775f2b5aType locality
"Valparaiso," Valparaíso, Chile.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
includes markhami, llanoi, hershkovitzi and xanthorhina; spelled 'olivacea' to match generic gender
Taxonomy notes citation
Abud, C. (2011). Variación genética y estructura filogeográfica de Abrothrix olivaceus en la Patagonia argentina y el sur chileno (Doctoral dissertation, Master thesis, PEDECIBA). · Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · Giorello, F. M., D’Elía, G., & Lessa, E. P. (2021). Genomic footprints of Quaternary colonization and population expansion in the Patagonian‐Fuegian region rules out a separate southern refugium in Tierra del Fuego. Journal of Biogeography, 48(10), 2656-2670. · Sánchez, J., Poljak, S., Teta, P., Lanusse, L., & Lizarralde, M. S. (2022). A contribution to the knowledge of the taxonomy of the subgenus Abrothrix (Angelomys)(Rodentia, Cricetidae) in southernmost South America. Polar Biology, 1-14. · Quiroga-Carmona, M., Abud, C., Lessa, E. P., & D’Elía, G. (2022). The Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity of the Olive Field Mouse Abrothrix olivacea (Cricetidae; Abrotrichini) is Latitudinally Structured Across Its Geographic Distribution. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1-18.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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