Bogotá grass mouse explained

The Bogotá grass mouse^[1] or Bogotá akodont,^[2] (Neomicroxus bogotensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the Andes eastern and central Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.^[2] Alavarado-Serrano and D'Elía (2013) have assigned the species to a new genus, Neomicroxus along with Neomicroxus latebricola.

Literature cited

• Alavarado-Serrano, D. F. and G. D'Elía. 2013. A new genus for the Andean mice Akodon latebricola and A. bogotensis. (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 94:995–1015.
• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black.
• Gómez-Laverde, M. and Rivas, B. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on April 2, 2010.
• 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. 

Notes and References

1. Duff and Lawson, 2004
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093