NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
El Dorado Grass Mouse
Akodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood, 1913
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Akodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood, 1913
- Name authority
- Osgood, 1913
- Common name
- El Dorado Grass Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Akodon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilySigmodontinae Wagner, 1843
- genusAkodon Meyen, 1833
- subgenusAkodon Meyen, 1833
- speciesAkodon (Akodon) orophilus Osgood, 1913
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Akodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neuquen Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) neocenus Thomas, 1919 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Molina's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) molinae Contreras, 1968 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Budin's AkodontAkodon (Hypsimys) budini (Thomas, 1918) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Soft Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) mollis Thomas, 1894 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cochabamba AkodontAkodon (Hypsimys) siberiae Myers & Patton, 1989 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Reig's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) reigi González, Langguth & Oliveira, 1998 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cursor Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) cursor (Winge, 1887) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Intelligent Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) iniscatus Thomas, 1919 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Day's Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) dayi Osgood, 1916 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koford's AkodontAkodon (Akodon) kofordi Myers & Patton, 1989 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane AkodontAkodon (Akodon) montensis Thomas, 1913 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-bellied Grass MouseAkodon (Akodon) simulator Thomas, 1916 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633057 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TV7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.