The Bogotá grass mouse[2] or Bogotá akodont,[3] (Neomicroxus bogotensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes eastern and central Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.[3] Alavarado-Serrano and D'Elía (2013) have assigned the species to a new genus, Neomicroxus along with Neomicroxus latebricola.

Bogotá grass mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Neomicroxus
Species:
N. bogotensis
Binomial name
Neomicroxus bogotensis
(Thomas, 1895)
Synonyms

Akodon bogotensis

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Neomicroxus bogotensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T727A22380569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T727A22380569.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
  3. ^ a b Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093

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