Akodon sylvanus

O. Thomas, 1921

Forest 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. 1921-02-01. New Rhipidomys, Akodon, Ctenomys, and Marmosa from the Sierra Santa Barbara, S.E. Jujuy. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(38):183-187.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626599

Original name as described

Akodon sylvanus

Other common names

Woodland Akodont

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9bbd023b-a784-4b9b-ba93-42fb60210c62

Type locality

"Sunchal, 1200 m." Restricted by J. P. Jayat and colleagues in 2007 to Sunchal (24°15'S, 64°26'W, 1454 m), Santa Bárbara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002424

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.

Akodon sylvanus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9bbd023b-a784-4b9b-ba93-42fb60210c62

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626599

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/762/22382115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Akodon sylvanus sylvanus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

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