Akodon budini

Akodon budini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Akodon
Species: A. budini
Binomial name
Akodon budini
(Thomas, 1918)

Akodon budini, also known as Budin's akodont[2] or Budin's grass mouse,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of northwestern Argentina and adjacent Bolivia.[3] The species is named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jayat and Pardinas, 2008
  2. ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093
  3. ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1094
  4. ↑ Beolens, Watkins and Grayson, 2009, p. 62

Literature cited

  • Jayat, J. and Pardinas, U. 2008. Akodon budini. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on April 2, 2010.
  • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp.  ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.


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