Akodon sanctipaulensis, Hershkovitz, 1990

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 480

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727473

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF67-20AE-0D50-16B10972F899

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scientific name

Akodon sanctipaulensis
status

 

582.

Sao Paulo Grass Mouse

Akodon sanctipaulensis View in CoL

French: Akodon du Sao Paulo / German: Sao-Paulo-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de San Pablo

Other common names: Sao Paulo Akodon

Taxonomy. Akodon sanctipaulensis Hershkovitz, 1990 View in CoL , Primeiro Morro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Akodon sanctipaulensis is a poorly known form. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from few localities in the Sierra do Mar in Sao Paulo State, SE Brazil. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 73-100 mm, tail 58-75 mm, ear 12-16 mm, hindfoot 23-24 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Sao Paulo Grass Mouse is a medium-sized species of Akodon . Dorsum is dark, with ocherous bands on guard hairs and expanded melanic bands; venter and sides are similar to dorsum; tail is weakly bicolored and covered with short hairs; forefeet and hindfeet are covered with dark basal bands and white-tipped hair; and ungual tufts are long, extending beyond distal limits of claws.

Habitat. Montane and submontane dense evergreen forest in the Atlantic Forest.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Christoff et al. (2008b), Goncalves et al. (2007), Hershkovitz (1990b), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Akodon

Loc

Akodon sanctipaulensis

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Akodon sanctipaulensis

Hershkovitz 1990
1990
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