Altiplano grass mouse

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Altiplano grass mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Akodon
Species:
A. lutescens
Binomial name
Akodon lutescens
J. A. Allen, 1901
Synonyms

Akodon puer

The Altiplano grass mouse (Akodon lutescens) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia, and Peru.

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References

  1. Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Zeballos, H.; Vivar, E.; Patterson, B.; Jayat, J. & D'Elia, G. (2008). "Akodon lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.