Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1918-02-01. On small mammals from Salta and Jujuy collected by Mr. E. Budin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)1(2):186-193.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641624
Original name as described: Akodon puer caenosus
Nominal names: caenosus O. Thomas, 1918 | diminutus Barquez, M. M. Díaz, & Goytia, 1994 [nomen nudum] | aliquantulus M. M. Díaz, Barquez, J. K. Braun, & Mares, 1999
Other common names: Unicolored Akodont|Unicolored Akodon
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Akodontini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1918.1.1.38
Type locality: León, 1500 m, Jujuy, Argentina.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Bolivia (BOL) | Argentina (ARG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: split from lutescens; aliquantulus is a synonym
Citation: Jayat, J. P., Ortiz, P. E., Salazar-Bravo, J., Pardinas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2010). The Akodon boliviensis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Argentina: species limits and distribution, with the description of a new entity. Zootaxa, 2409(1), 61.|Coyner, B. S., Braun, J. K., Mares, M. A., & Bussche, R. A. (2013). Taxonomic validity of species groups in the genus Akodon (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Zoologica Scripta, 42(4), 335-350.
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