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.

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 locality

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

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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