Akodon Meyen, 1833

Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 501-755 : 688

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Akodon Meyen, 1833
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Akodon Meyen, 1833 . Verhandl. Kais. Leop.-Carol. Akad. Wiss., 16(2):599.

TYPE SPECIES: Akodon boliviensis Meyen, 1833 .

SYNONYMS: Abrothrix , Chalcomys , Deltamys , Hypsimys , Microxus , Thaptomys .

COMMENTS: The morphotypical akodontine genus stands at the nexus of a host of specific- and generic-level taxonomic problems. To review all classificatory variations here would be more confusing than enlightening; suffice it to say that the nomenclatural history of the following genus-group taxa has been variously intertwined with that of Akodon : Abrothrix , Bolomys, Chalcomys , Chroeomys , Deltamys , Hypsimys , Microxus , Thalpomys , and Thaptomys (especially see Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1941; Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Reig, 1984, 1987; Tate, 1932#; Thomas, 1916c). Comprehension of akodont systematics has been hindered by lack of explicit specimen documentation, careful character analyses, and a phylogenetic context, which in turn erodes decisions about the ranking of genus-group taxa. Fortunately, renewed interest in basic revisionary study will render the alpha systematics of akodonts less imposing (see Apfelbaum and Reig, 1989; Hershkovitz, 1990«, c; Myers, 1989; Myers et al., 1990; Patton et al., 1989; Reig, 1987). See accounts of Bolomys, Chroeomys, and Thalpomys for history and arguments on their generic status.

Apfelbaum, L. I., and O. A. Reig. 1989. Allozyme genetic distances and evolutionary relationships in species of akodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 38: 257 - 280.

Ellerman, J. R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. II. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 690 pp.

Gyldenstolpe, N. 1932. A manual of Neotropical sigmodont rodents. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien, 11: 1 - 164.

Myers, P., J. L. Patton, and M. F. Smith. 1990. A review of the boliviensis group of Akodon (Muridae: Sigmodontinae), with emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 177: 1 - 104.

Reig, O. A. 1984. Distribucao geografica e historia evolutiva dos roedores muroideos sulamericanos (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Revista Brasileira de Genetica, 7: 333 - 365.

Thomas, O. 1916 c. The grouping of the South American Muridae commonly referred to Akodon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 18: 336 - 340.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae