Abrothrix illuteus Thomas 1925

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1089

Abrothrix illuteus Thomas 1925

Abrothrix illuteus Thomas 1925 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 15: 582.

Type Locality: Argentina, Tucumán Prov., Sierra de Aconquija, 3000-4000 m.

Vernacular Names: Gray Akodont.

Distribution: NW Argentina (Jujuy, Tucumán, and Catamarca; see Díaz, 2000; Mares et al., 1997).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Akodon illuteus .

Discussion: Variably placed with Abrothrix , usually as a subgenus (Cabrera, 1961; Reig, 1987), or with Akodon sensu stricto ( Gardner and Patton, 1976). Morphological and karyological resemblances to other species of Abrothrix affirmed by Liascovich et al. (1989).