Akodon affinis

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Colombian 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

Allen, J.A. 1912-04-19. Mammals from western Colombia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 31:71-95.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898919

Original name as described

Microxus affinis

Other common names

Colombian Akodont · Cordillera Occidental Akodont · Colombian Akodon

Type material

AMNH M-32235

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32235

Type locality

"San Antonio (near Cali, alt. 8000 ft [= 2438 m]), Cauca, Colombia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002389

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.

Microxus affinis

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32235

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32235

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898919

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Akodon tolimae

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tolimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33009

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33009

Authority page

480

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891370

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Chalcomys tolimae

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tolimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Akodon affinis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/724/22380499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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