Koford's grass mouse
| Koford's grass mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Akodon |
| Species: | A. kofordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989 | |
Koford's grass mouse (Akodon kofordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru. It is named after American biologist Carl B. Koford.
References
- ↑ Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J.; Bernal, N.; Pacheco, V.; Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Akodon kofordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- 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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