Necromys amoenus Thomas 1900

Necromys amoenus Thomas 1900, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 6: 468.

Type Locality: Perú, Arequipa Dept., Calalla, Río Colca, near Sumbay, 3500 m.

Vernacular Names: Pleasant Akodont.

Distribution: Altiplano grasslands, above 3200 m, of SE Perú and W Bolivia, as far south as Tarija Dept. (Anderson, 1993).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Bolomys amoenus .

Discussion: Morphological definition as type species of Bolomys Thomas, 1916, clarified by Reig (1987) and Anderson and Olds (1989). Additional Bolivian localities reported by Salazar-Bravo et al. (2002 b).