Akodon varius Thomas, 1902 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9:134.

TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, Cochabamba Dept., Cochabamba, 2400 m .

DISTRIBUTION: E Andean slopes, 2000-3000 m, of W Bolivia.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Akodon, varius group. Cabrera (1961) included as subspecies neocenus, simulator, and toba, forms here arranged as species according to the preliminary revision of Myers (1989).