Akodon (Microxus) mimus Thomas 1901

Akodon (Microxus) mimus Thomas 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 7: 183.

Type Locality: Perú, Puno Dept., Limbane, 2600 m.

Vernacular Names: Hocicudo-like Akodont.

Distribution: Upper E Andean slopes, about 2000-3700 m, from SE Perú (Puno Dept.; Patton and Smith, 1992) to WC Bolivia (Cochabamba Dept.; Anderson, 1997).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Type species of Microxus, a taxon arranged either as a subgenus of Akodon (Cabrera, 1961), as a distinct akodontine genus (Ellerman, 1941; Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Reig, 1987; Thomas, 1916 c), or as a synonym of the "oxymycterine" genus Abrothrix (Hershkovitz, 1966 c) . Allozymic and cytochrome b evidence reveals that mimus is phyletically closer to species of Akodon sensu stricto than to those of Abrothrix (including Chroeomys) and Bolomys (= Necromys) and doubtfully warrants even subgeneric recognition based on these data (see Patton and Smith, 1992; Patton et al., 1989; Smith and Patton, 1991, 1993).