Akodon sylvanus, Thomas, 1921

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.6727475

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scientific name

Akodon sylvanus
status

 

583.

Forest Grass Mouse

Akodon sylvanus View in CoL

French: Akodon sylvestre / German: Wald-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de bosque

Other common names: \ Voodland Akodont

Taxonomy. Akodon sylvanus Thomas, 1921 View in CoL , “Sunchal, 1200 m. ” Restricted by |. P. Jayat and colleagues in 2007 to Sunchal (24°15’S, 64°26’W, 1454 m), Santa Barbara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. GoogleMaps This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from a few localities in Sierra de Santa Barbara in SE Jujuy Province, NW Argentina . View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head—body 83-114 mm, tail 68-89 mm, ear 14-21 mm, hindfoot 22-27 mm; weight 16-35-5 g (mean 26 g). The Forest Grass Mouse is a moderately large species of Akodon . Dorsum is olivaceous brown, finely streaked with black hair; venter and ears are similar to dorsum; eye-ring is either absent or weakly developed; white spotting on chin is barely developed; and tailis slightly bicolored, paler below.

Habitat. Forest and high-elevation grasslands of the Yungas and Chacoan grasslands at elevations of 900-2400 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Reproductive activity of the Forest Grass Mouse was recorded in early spring (late August). Shedding was recorded in June and October.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Diaz & Barquez (2007), Jayat & D'Elia (2016), Jayat & Ortiz (2010), Jayat, Ortiz & Miotti (2008), Jayat, Ortiz, Pardinas & D’Elia (2007), Jayat, Ortiz, Salazar-Bravo et al. (2010), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Akodon

Loc

Akodon sylvanus

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

Akodon sylvanus

Thomas 1921
1921
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