Abrothrix hershkovitzi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Abrothrix
Species: Abrothrix hershkovitzi

Name

• Abrothrix hershkovitzi (Patterson, Gallardo & Freas, 1984)

Holotype: FMNH 124544, adult ♂, skin, complete skeleton, and stained glans penis preserved in glycerin.

Type locality: “Chile, [Magallanes y Antártica Chilena,] Magallanes Prov., Isla Capitán Aracena, head of Bahía Morris, elev. ca. 60 m; 54°14′S, 71°30′W.”

Combinations

• Akodon (Akodon) hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo & Freas, 1984: 8 [original combination]
• Akodon (Abrothrix) hershkovitzi: Reig, 1987: 366 [name combination]
• [Abrothrix] hershkovitzi: Smith & Patton, 1993: 172 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Patterson, B.D., Gallardo, M.H. & Freas, K.E. 1984. Systematics of mice of the subgenus Akodon (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in southern South America, with the description of a new species. Fieldiana: Zoology 23: 1–16. BHL Reference page. 
• Reig, O.A. 1987. An assessment of the systematics and evolution of the Akodontini, with the description of new fossil species of Akodon (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Fieldiana: Zoology 39: 347–399.
• Smith, M.F. & Patton, J.L. 1993. The diversification of South American murid rodents: evidence from mtDNA sequence data for the akodontine tribe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 50(3): 149–177. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1993.tb00924.x

Additional references

• 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 hershkovitzi 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.