Abrothrix hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas 1984

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 : 1089

Abrothrix hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas 1984

Abrothrix hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas 1984 , Fieldiana Zool., N. S., 23: 8.

Type Locality: Chile, Magallanes Prov., Isla Capitán Aracena, head of Bahía Morris, 60 m; 54°14'S, 71°30'W.

Vernacular Names: Hershkovitz's Akodont.

Distribution: Outer islands of the Chilean Archipelago.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Akodon hershkovitzi .

Discussion: A member of A. ( Akodon ) after Patterson et al. (1984) and also Muñoz Pedreros (2000); subgenus or genus Abrothrix according to Reig (1987) and others (e.g., Pearson and Smith, 1999; Smith and Patton, 1999). Pearson and Smith (1999) suspected that hershkovitzi will prove to be another synonym of A. olivaceus , including xanthorhinus ; this possibility should be demonstrated rather than assumed in view of the morphological separation presented in its diagnosis ( Patterson et al., 1984).