Akodon juninensis

Myers, J. L. Patton, & M. F. Smith, 1990

Junin 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

Myers, P., Patton, J.L. and Smith, M.F. 1990. A review of the boliviensis group of Akodon (Muridae: Sigmodontinae), with emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 177:1-104.

Original name as described

Akodon juninensis

Other common names

Junín Grass Mouse · Junín Akodon · Junin Akodont

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:173044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:173044

Type locality

"22 km N La Oroya (by road), Depto. Junín, Peru. 4040 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002402

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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.

Akodon juninensis

Myers, J. L. Patton, & M. F. Smith, 1990

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

juninensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:173044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:173044

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/737/115051962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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