Akodon aerosus
O. Thomas, 1913
Yungas Grass Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Akodontini |
| Genus | : Akodon |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1913-04-01. New forms of Akodon and Phyllotis, and a new genus for _"Akodon" teguina_. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)11(64):404-409.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635967Original name as described
Akodon ærosus
Other common names
Highland Grass Mouse · Yungas Akodont
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.105
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/376ac4c5-ee39-45e8-bd9b-71d50688cdc4Type locality
"Mirador, Baños [Azuay], Ecuador. Alt. 1500 m."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia
Taxonomy notes
previously included baliolus
Taxonomy notes citation
Ruelas, D., Pacheco, V., & Jiménez, C. F. (2020). Range extension and phylogenetic relationships of Akodon josemariarguedasi (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with comments on the aerosus species group. Mammalia, 84(2), 207-213.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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