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Arguedas’s Grass Mouse

Akodon josemariarguedasi

French: Akodon dArguedas / German: Arguedas-Graslandmaus / Spanish: Ratén campestre de Argledas

Other common names: Arguedas’s Akodont

Taxonomy. Akodon josemariarguedasi Jimeénez, Pacheco & Vivas, 2013, “Galloganan, Ambo, Huanuco, Peru, 3420 m.”

Akodon josemariarguedasi was separated from A. orophilus in 2013. Monotypic.

Distribution. Huanuco Department S of Rio Huallaga, WC Peru.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 100 mm, tail 89 mm, ear 15-6 mm, hindfoot 22-8 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Arguedas’s Grass Mouse is a medium-sized species of Akodon . Dorsum is brownish olive, contrasting with smoky gray to whitish venter; fur has hairs with paler gray bases; and tail is dark and moderately countershaded. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 22, FN = 40.

Habitat. Montane cloud forest at elevations of 2900-3800 m.

Food and Feeding. Arguedas’s Grass Mouse is insectivorous and primarily eats adult beetles.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Jiménez et al. (2013), Noblecilla & Pacheco (2012), Pacheco et al. (2012), Pardinas, Teta, Alvarado-Serrano et al. (2015).