El Dorado grass mouse

The El Dorado grass mouse or Utcubamba akodont (Akodon orophilus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

El Dorado grass mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Akodon
Species:
A. orophilus
Binomial name
Akodon orophilus
Osgood, 1913

References

  1. Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Akodon orophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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