Akodon (Microxus) latebricola Anthony 1924

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 : 1095

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F2B59114-3CF6-0D89-F2E9-621FAE673082
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Akodon (Microxus) latebricola Anthony 1924
status

Treatment

Akodon (Microxus) latebricola Anthony 1924 , Am. Mus . Novit., 139: 3.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Tungurahua Prov., east of Ambato on Río Cusutagua, Hacienda San Francisco, 8000 ft (2438 m).

Vernacular Names: Ecuadorean Akodont.

Distribution: Cordillera Oriental, ca. 2400-3840, NC Ecuador (Pichincha and Tungurahua Provs.).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Microxus (see remarks under Akodon bogotensis and A. mimus ). Anthony (1924) described the species based on a single specimen under Microxus , as genus, and critically compared it with bogotensis . Additional specimens reported, range extended northwardly, and morphological description expanded by Voss (2003).