Akodon (Microxus) latebricola Anthony 1924

Akodon (Microxus) latebricola Anthony 1924, Am. Mus . Novit., 139: 3.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Tungurahua Prov., east of Ambato on Río Cusutagua, Hacienda San Francisco, 8000 ft (2438 m).

Vernacular Names: Ecuadorean Akodont.

Distribution: Cordillera Oriental, ca. 2400-3840, NC Ecuador (Pichincha and Tungurahua Provs.).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Microxus (see remarks under Akodon bogotensis and A. mimus). Anthony (1924) described the species based on a single specimen under Microxus, as genus, and critically compared it with bogotensis . Additional specimens reported, range extended northwardly, and morphological description expanded by Voss (2003).