Akodon mollis Thomas, 1894

Lee Jr, Thomas E., Tinoco, Nicolas, Crockett, Seth C., Camacho, M. Alejandra & Burneo, Santiago F., 2021, Report on the mammals of Quimsacocha National Recreation Area, Azuay Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (1), pp. 125-131 : 127-128

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.125
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D74087B1-FFFE-D46B-B625-F6F4FB4FB8EF
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Akodon mollis Thomas, 1894
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Akodon mollis Thomas, 1894 View in CoL

Material captured. Twenty-two females (one with two embryos), 30 males and 2 sex unknowns ( QCAZ 17852- 17906), measurements (in mm): total 131–208, ear 13–18,

foot 19–26; 03°03′43″S, 079°13′54″W; elevation 3,860 – 3,760 m; 26 July–8 August 2018; collectors: Lee, Tinoco and Crockett. These specimens were collected in herbaceous paramo stream and patch forest in Sherman traps.

Identification. The dorsum is brownish and variable in color with some specimens more grayish in appearance ( Fig. 2D). Tail length 55–92 mm ( Pardiñas et al. 2017). The interorbital region of the skull is broader than the rostrum, and these specimens have carotid circulation

pattern one. These characters conform to published descriptions ( Pardiñas et al. 2015, 2017).