Akodon kofordi, Myers & Patton, 1989
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727450 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF68-20A0-089C-1F630BACFD20 |
|
treatment provided by |
Carolina |
|
scientific name |
Akodon kofordi |
| status |
|
571. View Plate 26: Cricetidae
Koford’s Grass Mouse
French: Akodon de Koford / German: Koford-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Ratén campestre de Koford
Other common names: Koford's Akodont
Taxonomy. Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989 View in CoL , “Agualani, 9 km N by road Limbani, Depto. Puno, Peru, elevation 2840 m.” This species is monotypic.
Distribution. E Andean slopes from SE Peru to CW Bolivia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 96 mm, tail 78 mm, ear 15 mm, hindfoot 22-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Koford’s Grass Mouse is a moderately large species of Akodon . Dorsum is dark olivaceous brown; tail is unicolored; and hindfeet are covered with banded hairs. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 40, FN = 40.
Habitat. Elfin forest and Puna at elevations of 1800-3700 m. Koford’s Grass Mouse occupies moist bunchgrass, disturbed shrubby areas, and forest including Alnus (Betulaceae) cloud forest and Polylepis (Rosaceae) woodlands.
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 Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bernal, Dunnum, Vivar & Zeballos (2016), Myers & Patton (1989a), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015), Salazar-Bravo, Yensen et al. (2002), Tarifa et al. (2007).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
