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Sao Paulo Grass Mouse

Akodon sanctipaulensis

French: Akodon du Sao Paulo / German: Sao-Paulo-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Raton campestre de San Pablo

Other common names: Sao Paulo Akodon

Taxonomy. Akodon sanctipaulensis Hershkovitz, 1990, Primeiro Morro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Akodon sanctipaulensis is a poorly known form. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from few localities in the Sierra do Mar in Sao Paulo State, SE Brazil.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 73-100 mm, tail 58-75 mm, ear 12-16 mm, hindfoot 23-24 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Sao Paulo Grass Mouse is a medium-sized species of Akodon . Dorsum is dark, with ocherous bands on guard hairs and expanded melanic bands; venter and sides are similar to dorsum; tail is weakly bicolored and covered with short hairs; forefeet and hindfeet are covered with dark basal bands and white-tipped hair; and ungual tufts are long, extending beyond distal limits of claws.

Habitat. Montane and submontane dense evergreen forest in the Atlantic Forest.

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 Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Christoff et al. (2008b), Goncalves et al. (2007), Hershkovitz (1990b), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015).