Akodon sylvanus

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Jayat, J. |author2=D'Elia, G. |date=2016 |title=Akodon sylvanus |volume=2016 |page=e.T762A22382115 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T762A22382115.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| taxon = Akodon sylvanus

| authority = Thomas, 1921

|range_map=Akodon sylvanus distribution WP.svg

|range_map_caption=Known collection localities of Akodon sylvanusJayat et al., 2010

}}

Akodon sylvanus, also known as the forest grass mouse or woodland akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005 is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

It is found only in a small part of northwestern Argentina.

References

  • Jayat, J.P., Ortiz, P.E., Salazar-Bravo, J., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. 2010. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02409p061f.pdf The Akodon boliviensis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Argentina: species limits and distribution, with the description of a new entity] (first few pages only). Zootaxa 2409:1–61.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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Category:Akodon

Category:Mammals of Argentina

Category:Mammals described in 1921

Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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