Common Names
Common Names in English:
Olive Grass Mouse, South American Field Mice
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
()
- (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Family:
Muridae
()
- (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821:303
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Akodontini
()
- Genus:
Akodon
()
- Meyen, 1833
- Specific name:
olivaceus
- (Waterhouse, 1837)
- Scientific name: - Akodon olivaceus (Waterhouse, 1837)
- Specific name:
olivaceus
- (Waterhouse, 1837)
- Genus:
Akodon
(
- Tribe:
Akodontini
(
- Subfamily:
Sigmodontinae
(
- Family:
Muridae
(
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Sep-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Akodon
There are approximately 78 species in this genus:
A. aerosus (Highland Grass Mouse) · A. aerosus aerosus · A. aerosus baliolus · A. affinis (Colombian Grass Mouse) · A. albiventer (White-Bellied Grass Mouse) · A. albiventer berlepschi · A. alterus · A. andinus · A. arenicola · A. arviculoides · A. arviculoides arviculoides · A. azarae (Azara's Grass Mouse) · A. azarae azarae · A. azarae bibianae · A. berlepschii · A. bogotensis (Bogota Grass Mouse) · A. boliviensis (Bolivian Grass Mouse) · A. boliviensis boliviensis · A. budini (Budin's Grass Mouse) · A. caenosus · A. cursor (Cursor Grass Mouse) · A. cursor cursor · A. cursor montensis · A. dayi (Day's Grass Mouse) · A. dolores (Dolorous Grass Mouse) · A. fumeus (Smoky Grass Mouse) · A. hershkovitzi (Hershkovitz's Grass Mouse) · A. illuteus (Gray Grass Mouse) · A. iniscatus (Intelligent Grass Mouse) · A. iniscatus iniscatus · A. iniscatus nucus · A. jelskii · A. juninensis (Junin Grass Mouse) · A. kempi (Kemp's Grass Mouse) · A. kofordi (Koford's Grass Mouse) · A. lanosus (South American Field Mice) · A. latebricola (Ecuadorean Grass Mouse) · A. lindberghi (Lindbergh's Grass Mouse) · A. longipilis (Long-Haired Grass Mouse) · A. longipilis apta · A. longipilis francei · A. longipilis longipilis · A. lutescens · A. mansoensis (Manso Grass Mouse) · A. markhami (Markham's Grass Mouse) · A. mimus (Thespian Grass Mouse) · A. molinae (Molina's Grass Mouse) · A. mollis (Soft Grass Mouse) · A. montensis · A. neocenus (Neuquen Grass Mouse) · A. nigrita (Blackish Grass Mouse) · A. nitidus · A. olivaceous · A. olivaceus (Olive Grass Mouse) · A. olivaceus beatus · A. olivaceus brachiotis · A. olivaceus brachyotis · A. olivaceus olivaceus · A. orophilus (El Dorado Grass Mouse) · A. puer (Altiplano Grass Mouse) · A. sanborni (Sanborn's Grass Mouse) · A. sanctipaulensis (Sao Paulo Grass Mouse) · A. serrensis (Serrado Mar Grass Mouse) · A. siberiae (Cochabamba Grass Mouse) · A. simulator (Gray-Bellied Grass Mouse) · A. simulator simulator · A. spegazzinii (Spegazzini's Grass Mouse) · A. subfuscus (Puno Grass Mouse) · A. surdus (Silent Grass Mouse) · A. sylvanus (Forest Grass Mouse) · A. toba (Chaco Grass Mouse) · A. torques (Cloud Forest Grass Mouse) · A. tucumanensis · A. urichi (Northern Grass Mouse) · A. varius (Variable Grass Mouse) · A. varius simulator · A. xanthorhinus (South American Field Mice) · A. xanthorhinus canescens
Bibliography
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
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Notes
Contributors
- Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2482218
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-633056
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 547006
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 633056
- IUCN ID: 751
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1673
