Akodon toba

O. Thomas, 1921

Toba 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. Two new Muridæ discovered in Paraguay by the Marquis de Wavrin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(38):177-179.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626593

Original name as described

Akodon toba

Other common names

Chaco Grass Mouse · Toba Akodon · Toba Akodont

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.18.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/057d46da-78f2-471a-9c61-ac249dc93f33

Type locality

"Jesematathla, Northern Chaco [Presidente Hayes Dept., Paraguay]. Alt. 100 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002425

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 toba

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

toba

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.18.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/057d46da-78f2-471a-9c61-ac249dc93f33

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626593

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/763/22381962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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