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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Akodon
--> SUBGENUS Akodon
SPECIES Akodon (Akodon) sylvanus
Author: | Thomas, 1921. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 7: 184. | Common Name: | Woodland Akodont | Type Locality: | Argentina, Jujuy Prov., Sierra de Santa Barbara, Sunchal, 1200 m. | Distribution: | NW Argentina. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Akodon. Retained as a species until Cabrera (1961) synonymized it as a race of A. azarae; Myers (1989) tentatively listed sylvanus and azarae as separate species. Formerly included pervalens (see that account). |
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