Variable grass mouse
| Variable Grass Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Akodon |
| Subgenus: | Akodon |
| Species: | A. varius |
| Binomial name | |
| Akodon varius Thomas, 1902 | |
The Variable Grass Mouse (Akodon varius) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from Bolivia, where it is found at elevations from 400 to 3000 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Dunnum, J., Vargas, J. & Bernal, N. (2008). Akodon varius. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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