Akodon mollis

O. Thomas, 1894

Soft-furred 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. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343623

Original name as described

Acodon mollis

Other common names

Soft Grass Mouse · Soft-furred Akodont

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.49

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d7e0d69-fc47-4780-beaa-8ac3fa7bcf22

Type locality

"Tumbez [= Tumbes], N. Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia? · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002408

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.

Acodon mollis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.49

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d7e0d69-fc47-4780-beaa-8ac3fa7bcf22

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343623

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1894:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)

Akodon mollis altorum

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

altorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.99

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8a5afac-58c5-4af0-bf38-7cce57f77b85

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635965

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Akodon mollis fulvescens

Hershkovitz, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 77281

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Akodon mollis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:106) (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)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/748/22383156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Akodon mollis mollis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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