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Koford’s Grass Mouse

Akodon kofordi

French: Akodon de Koford / German: Koford-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Ratén campestre de Koford

Other common names: Koford's Akodont

Taxonomy. Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989, “Agualani, 9 km N by road Limbani, Depto. Puno, Peru, elevation 2840 m.” This species is monotypic.

Distribution. E Andean slopes from SE Peru to CW Bolivia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 96 mm, tail 78 mm, ear 15 mm, hindfoot 22-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Koford’s Grass Mouse is a moderately large species of Akodon . Dorsum is dark olivaceous brown; tail is unicolored; and hindfeet are covered with banded hairs. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 40, FN = 40.

Habitat. Elfin forest and Puna at elevations of 1800-3700 m. Koford’s Grass Mouse occupies moist bunchgrass, disturbed shrubby areas, and forest including Alnus (Betulaceae) cloud forest and Polylepis (Rosaceae) woodlands.

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 Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Bernal, Dunnum, Vivar & Zeballos (2016), Myers & Patton (1989a), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015), Salazar-Bravo, Yensen et al. (2002), Tarifa et al. (2007).