Koford's grass mouse

Koford's grass mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Akodon
Species: A. kofordi
Binomial name
Akodon kofordi
Myers & Patton, 1989

Koford's grass mouse (Akodon kofordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru. It is named after American biologist Carl B. Koford.

References

  1. Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Pacheco, V., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Akodon kofordi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 February 2009.


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