Akodon lutescens

J. A. Allen, 1901

Altiplano 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. 1901-01-31. On a further collection of mammals from southeastern Peru, collected by Mr. H.H. Keays: with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 14(3):41-46.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/497

Original name as described

Akodon lutescens

Other common names

Altiplano Akodont · Altiplano Akodon

Type material

AMNH M-16507

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16507

Type locality

"Tirapata [Puna], Peru (about 15,000 ft [= 4572 m])."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002406

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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 lutescens

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16507

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16507

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Coyner, Braun, Mares & Van Den Bussche (2013:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13179)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/753/22381474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Akodon puer

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

puer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.78

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3aba0850-57ee-400e-ad55-db8d1df90809

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331415

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon lutesens

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lutesens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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