Akodon (Akodon) simulator Thomas 1916

Akodon (Akodon) simulator Thomas 1916, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 18: 335.

Type Locality: Argentina, Tucumán Prov., San Pablo, Villa Nouges, 1200 m.

Vernacular Names: White-throated Akodont.

Synonyms: Akodon (Akodon) glaucinus Thomas 1919; Akodon (Akodon) tartareus Thomas 1919 .

Distribution: E lower Andean slopes, 650-2400 m, from SC Bolivia (Tarija; Anderson, 1997) to NW Argentina (Jujuy to Catamarca; Mares et al., 1997; Ortiz et al., 2000 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon, A. varius species group (Myers, 1989). Named as a species but later placed as a subspecies of A. varius (Cabrera, 1961; Thomas, 1926). Returned to species rank by Myers (1989), who emphasized the need for continued study of their level of differentiation; he recognized glaucinus and tartareus as distinctive subspecies. Karyology and morphometrics reviewed, as A. varius, by Bárquez et al. (1980); age variation in a large Argentinian sample analysed by Eschevarria (1995).