Abrothrix olivacea

Abrothrix olivacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Abrothrix
Species: Abrothrix olivacea
Subspecies: A. o. markhami – A. o. olivacea – A. o. pencanus – A. o. tapacensis – A. o. xanthorhina

Name

• Abrothrix olivacea (Waterhouse, 1837)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Valparaiso [=Valparaíso],” Aconcagua prov., Chile.

Combinations

• Mus olivaceus Waterhouse, 1837: 16 [original combination]
• Hesperomys (Habrothrix) olivaceus: Thomas, 1882: 110 [name combination]
• A[codon]. olivaceus: Thomas, 1894: 364 [name combination]
• Akodon olivaceus: J. A. Allen, 1897: 117 [name combination]
• Abrothrix olivaceus: Tamayo, Núñez & Yáñez, 1987: 5 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1837. Notes on a collection of the genus Mus presented to the Society by Charles Darwin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 5: 15–22.
• Tamayo, M., Núñez, H. & Yáñez, J. 1987. Lista sistematica actualizada de los mamíferos vivientes en Chile y sus nombres comunes. Noticiario Mensual de Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile 312: 1–14.

Additional references

• Rodriguez-Serrano, E., Hernandez, C. & Palma, R. 2008. A new record and an evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships of Abrothrix olivaceus markhami (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Mammalian Biology 73 (4): 309–317. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.10.003
• Patterson, B.D., Smith, M.F. & Teta, P. 2015. Genus Abrothrix Waterhouse, 1837. Pp. 109–127 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Abrothrix olivacea in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Abrothrix olivacea  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Olive Grass Mouse, Olive Akodont