Koford's Grass Mouse

Koford's Grass Mouse
Conservation status
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

  1. ^ Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Pacheco, V., Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). Akodon kofordi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2009.