Akodon kotosh, 2016

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727442
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF6B-20A2-0D44-16890A0CF986
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Akodon kotosh
status

Treatment

563.

Kotosh Grass Mouse

Akodon kotosh View in CoL

French: Akodon de Kotosh / German: Kotosh-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de Kotosh

Taxonomy. Akodon kotosh Jiménez & Pacheco, 2016 View in CoL , Caserio de San Pedro de Carpish, 2400 m, Huanuco, Peru.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. WC Peru. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 98-5-122 mm, tail 71-5—-100 mm, ear 14-19 mm, hindfoot 20-25-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Kotosh Grass Mouse is a medium-sized species of Akodon . It 1s uniform dark olive brown, with no countershading between dorsum and venter; ventral hairs have dark bases; and tail is unicolored.

Habitat. Andean forests at elevations above 2400 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Jiménez & Pacheco (2016).