Akodon kofordi

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
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Akodon
Species: Akodon kofordi
Name

Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989: 14

Holotype: MVZ 171666, adult ♀, skin, skull, karyotype and tissue.

Type locality: “Agualani, 9 km N by road Limbani, Depto. Puno, Peru, elevation 2840 m.”
References
Primary references

Myers, P. & Patton, J.L. 1989. Akodon of Peru and Bolivia - Revision of the “fumeus group” (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 721: 1–35.

Links

Akodon kofordi in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Akodon kofordi (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

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Koford's Grass Mouse (Akodon kofordi) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in Peru. It is named after American biologist Carl B. Koford.

References

1. ^ Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Pacheco, V., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Akodon kofordi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2009.

* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.