Akodon (Hypsimys) siberiae Myers and Patton 1989

Akodon (Hypsimys) siberiae Myers and Patton 1989, Occas. Pap. Mus . Zool., Univ. Michigan, 720: 4.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Cochabamba Dept., 28 km (by road) W Comarapa, 2800 m; 17°51'S, 64°40'W.

Vernacular Names: Cochabamba Akodont.

Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of the type locality, about 1800-3000 m, Cochabamba and W Santa Cruz Depts., C Bolivia (Anderson, 1997).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Hypsimys . Morphology and chromosomes suggest that A. siberiae is closely related to A. budini, the type species of Hypsimys (see Myers and Patton, 1989).