Akodon (Akodon) boliviensis Meyen 1833

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1093

Akodon (Akodon) boliviensis Meyen 1833

Akodon (Akodon) boliviensis Meyen 1833 , Verhandl. Kais. Leop.-Carol. Akad. Wiss., Vol. 16, 2: 600.

Type Locality: Perú, Puno Dept., Pichu-Pichun, 14,000 ft (location clarified by Myers et al., 1990:49).

Vernacular Names: Bolivian Akodont.

Synonyms: Akodon (Akodon) pacificus Thomas 1902 .

Distribution: Altiplano of SE Perú to SC Bolivia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon , A. boliviensis species group ( Myers et al., 1990). Karyology and geographic variation evaluated by Myers et al. (1990), who more narrowly defined the morphological and distributional boundaries of A. boliviensis , excluding spegazzinii and subfuscus , forms which had been arranged as subspecies (e.g., Cabrera, 1961). Southern range limits poorly understood (see Myers et al., 1990).