Utcubamba Akodont – Akodon orophilus

Akodon orophilusOsgood, 1913

Accepted name,

Subgenus Akodon. Although initially described as a subspecies of A. mollis, Osgood (1943:197) later reinstated orophilus as a distinct species, at which rank it has since remained (Cabrera, 1961; Reig, 1987; Patton and Smith, 1992). Formerly included torques as a subspecies (Cabrera, 1961).