Akodon (Akodon) torques Thomas 1917

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 : 1100

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Akodon (Akodon) torques Thomas 1917 View in CoL

Akodon (Akodon) torques Thomas 1917 View in CoL , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 68: 3.

Type Locality: Perú, Cuzco Dept., Machu Picchu, 10,000 ft (3048 m).

Vernacular Names: Cloud Forest Akodont.

Distribution: E Andean cloud forest, 2000-3500 m, SE Perú.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon . Relegated to a subspecies of A. orophilus (e.g., Cabrera, 1961), but recent studies have revealed that torques is a genetically distinctive form more closely related to A. mollis ( Patton and Smith, 1992; Patton et al., 1989, 1990). Described as a species of Microxus but considered a member of Akodon proper by later authors ( Ellerman, 1941; Thomas, 1927), placement vindicated by allozymic and cytochrome b data (Patton et al., 1989; Smith and Patton, 1993).

References

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

Patton, J. L., and M. F. Smith. 1992. Evolution and systematics of akodontine rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) of Peru, with emphasis on the genus Akodon. Memorias del Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima), 21: 83 - 103.

Patton, J. L., and M. F. Smith. 1993. Molecular evidence for mating asymmetry and female choice in a pocket gopher (Thomomys) hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 2: 3 - 8.

Thomas, O. 1927. On a further collection of mammals made by Sr. E. Budin in Neuquen, Patagonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, 19: 650 - 658.