Abrothrix olivaceus markhami
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
A. olivaceus
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[2] or Markham's grass mouse,[1] is a subspecies of the South American rodent 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. 1 2 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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • 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.


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