Akodon siberiae Myers & Patton 1989
- Dataset
- Cricetidae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Cricetidae
- genus
- Akodon
- species
- Akodon siberiae
activity
Activity patterns. No information.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Mostly primary cloud forest at elevations of 1800 - 3100 m.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red Lust.
description
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.
distribution
Distribution. Known only from Siberia Cloud Forest in Cochabamba and W Santa Cruz departments, C Bolivia.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. No information.
Name
- Homonyms
- Akodon siberiae Myers & Patton 1989
- Common names
- Akodon du Cochabamba in Французский
- Cochabamba Akodont in Английский
- Cochabamba Grass Mouse in Английский
- Cochabamba-Graslandmaus in Немецкий
- Raton campestre de Cochabamba in language.