Akodon (Akodon) lindberghi Hershkovitz 1990

Akodon (Akodon) lindberghi Hershkovitz 1990, Fieldiana Zool., n. s., 57: 16.

Type Locality: Brazil, Distrito Federal, 20 km NW Brasília, Parque Nacional de Brasília, Matosa, 1100 m.

Vernacular Names: Lindbergh's Akodont.

Distribution: Cerrado habitat, C and SE Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon, A. boliviensis species group (Hershkovitz, 1990 c). Morphology, karyotype, and habitat described by Hershkovitz (1990 c); additional karyotypic and distributional information reported by Svartman and Almeida (1994) and Geise et al. (1996, 2001). Hershkovitz (1990 c) discussed the nomen nudum Plectomys paludicola and its possible equivalence to the species A. lindberghi .