Akodon siberiae, Myers & Patton, 1989

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Cochabamba Grass Mouse

Akodon siberiae

French: Akodon du Cochabamba / German: Cochabamba-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de Cochabamba

Other common names: Cochabamba Akodont

Taxonomy. Akodon siberiae Myers & Patton, 1989 , 28 km by road W of Comarapa, 2800 m, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from Siberia Cloud Forest in Cochabamba and W Santa Cruz departments, C Bolivia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 93-112 mm, tail 77-101 mm, ear 17-21 mm, hindfoot 22-26 mm; weight 21-31 g. The Cochabamba Grass Mouse is a mediumsized species of Akodon . Dorsum is medium to dark brown, heavily lined with black; sides are slightly paler but with same black streaking; venter is paler, with hairs basally slate gray and tips buff or tan; small and rather inconspicuous area of contrasting white hair occurs on chin; ears covered on anterior surfaces with agouti hair near pinnae bases but mostly black or dark brown hair near edges; forefeet and hindfeet are sparsely furred with mix of whitish and agouti hair; and tail is unicolored orslightly bicolored, appearing naked.

Habitat. Mostly primary cloud forest at elevations of 1800-3100 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red Lust.

Bibliography. Anderson (1997), Dunnum, Vargas & Bernal (2008c), Myers & Patton (1989a), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015).

Figures

554. Colombian Grass Mouse (Akodon affinus), 555. Soft-furred Grass Mouse (Akodon mollis), 556. Yungas Grass Mouse (Akodon aerosus), 557. El Dorado Grass Mouse (Akodon orophilus)

Distribution. Known only from Siberia Cloud Forest in Cochabamba and W Santa Cruz departments, C Bolivia.