Akodon kotosh

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Akodon
Species: Akodon kotosh

Name

Akodon kotosh Jiménez & Pacheco, 2016: 454

Holotype: MUSM 18950, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed.

Type locality: “Peru, Huánuco department, Huánuco province, Chinchao district, Caserío de San Pedro de Carpish, -9º 41.70’ S, -76º 05.28’’ W, elevation 2,400 m.a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

Jiménez, C.F. & Pacheco, V. 2016. A new species of grass mouse, genus Akodon Meyen, 1833 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae), from the central Peruvian Yungas. Therya 7(3): 449–464. DOI: 10.12933/therya-16-336 Reference page.