Akodon albiventer, Thomas, 1897

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 : 476

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6708359

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scientific name

Akodon albiventer
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564.

White-bellied Grass Mouse

Akodon albiventer View in CoL

French: Akodon a ventre blanc / German: \Weil3bauch-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de vientre blanco

Other common names: \ White-bellied Akodont

Taxonomy. Akodon albiventer Thomas, 1897 View in CoL , “Lower Cachi.” Clarified byJ. P.Jayat and colleagues in 2010 as lower course of the Cachi River, which passes through the town of Cachi, Salta, Argentina.

Treatment of A. berlepschii as a synonym of A. albiventer deserves additional research. Monotypic.

Distribution. SE Peru through SW Bolivia and extreme NE Chile to NW Argentina . View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head—body 86-109 mm, tail 69-77 mm, ear 13-13-5 mm, hindfoot 20-22 mm; weight 21-36 g. The White-bellied Grass Mouse is a small species of Akodon . Dorsum is pale grizzled grayish, contrasting with snowy white venter. Eyes have whitish eye-rings; ears have few whitish hairs that form indistinct post-auricular spots; dorsal surfaces of forefeet and hindfeet are pure white; and tail is short, well-haired, brown above and white on sides and below.

Habitat. Open grasslands at high Andean environments and disturbed and cultivated areas at elevations of 2350-4500 m (most localities 3000-4500 m).

Food and Feeding. The White-bellied Grass Mouse eats invertebrates (mainly insects), grass, and mycorrhizal spores.

Breeding. Pregnancy of the White-bellied Grass Mouse probably occurs in late July. Lactating and pregnant females were trapped in February-March and December. Shedding individuals were collected in February—March, June, and December. Young individuals were observed in January-June.

Activity patterns. The White-bellied Grass Mouse is terrestrial, diurnal, and solitary.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red Lust.

Bibliography. Alvarez (2016), Anderson (1997), Diaz & Barquez (2007), Dunnum, Vargas, Bernal, Zeballos, Vivar, Patterson, Pardinas & Jayat (2016), Jayat et al. (2010), Mann (1978), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015), Pearson (1951a), Pine et al. (1979).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Akodon

Loc

Akodon albiventer

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

Akodon albiventer

Thomas 1897
1897
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