Akodon budini

Akodon budini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Akodon
Species: A. budini
Binomial name
Akodon budini
(Thomas, 1918)

Akodon budini, also known as Budin's akodont[2] or Budin's grass mouse,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of northwestern Argentina and adjacent Bolivia.[3] The species is named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jayat and Pardinas, 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093
  3. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1094
  4. Beolens, Watkins and Grayson, 2009, p. 62

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