Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Akodon (Akodon) neocenus Thomas 1919 Akodon (Akodon) neocenus Thomas 1919 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3: 213 . Type Locality: Argentina , Neuquén Prov. , upper Río Negro , Río Limay. Vernacular Names: Neuquen Akodont . Distribution: WC Argentina ; limits unknown. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Akodon , A. varius species group (Myers, 1989). A subspecies of A. varius according to Cabrera (1961); a species more closely related to A. dolores or A. toba according to Myers (1989).