Akodon fumeus Thomas, 1902 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9:137.

TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, Cochabamba Dept., Rio Secure, Choro, 3500 m .

DISTRIBUTION: E Andean slopes of SE Peru and W Bolivia.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Akodon . Treated as a subspecies of A. mollis (Cabrera, 1961; Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Hershkovitz, 1990c); viewed as a distinct species more closely related to A. kofordi by Myers and Patton (1989b).