Abrothrix olivaceus markhami

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Abrothrix olivaceus markhami

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
Subspecies:
A. o. markhami
Trinomial name
Abrothrix olivaceus markhami
(Pine, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Akodon markhami Pine, 1973
  • Abrothrix markhami: Musser and Carleton, 2005
  • Abrothrix olivaceus markhami: Rodríguez-Serrano, Hernández, and Palma, 2008

Abrothrix olivaceus markhami, also known as the Wellington akodont

Abrothrix olivaceus. It occurs on Wellington Island and the nearby Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile. It was previously recognized as a valid species, but is close to other recognized subspecies of A. olivaceus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Patterson and D'Elia, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1090
  3. ^ Rodríguez-Serrano et al., 2008

Literature cited

  • 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.
  • Patterson, B. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Abrothrix olivaceus markhami. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
  • Rodríguez-Serrano, E., Hernández, C.E. and Palma, R.E. 2008. A new record and an evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships of Abrothrix olivaceus markhami (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Mammalian Biology 73(4):309–317.