Akodon sylvanus

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Akodon sylvanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Akodon
Species:
A. sylvanus
Binomial name
Akodon sylvanus
Thomas, 1921
Akodon sylvanus distribution WP.svg
Known collection localities of Akodon sylvanus [2]

Akodon sylvanus, also known as the forest grass mouse [1] or woodland akodont, [3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in a small part of northwestern Argentina.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jayat, J. & D'Elia, G. (2008). "Akodon sylvanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. Jayat et al., 2010
  3. Musser and Carleton, 2005