Akodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood 1913

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 : 1097

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scientific name	Akodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood 1913
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Akodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood 1913 , Field Mus . Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 10: 98.

Type Locality: Perú, Amazonas Dept., Leimabamba, Alto Utcubamba, 2400 m.

Vernacular Names: Utcubamba Akodont.

Synonyms: Akodon (Akodon) orientalis Osgood 1913 .

Distribution: Upper E Andean slopes, C Perú.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon . Although initially described as a subspecies of A. mollis, Osgood (1943:197) later reinstated orophilus as a distinct species, at which rank it has since remained (Cabrera, 1961; Reig, 1987; Patton and Smith, 1992). Formerly included torques as a subspecies (Cabrera, 1961).