Cytogenetic Analysis of some Chilean Species of the GenusAkodonMeyen (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Abstract
A comparative chromosome analysis of Akodon longipilis, A. olivaceus and A. xanthorhinus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) was made. A similarity in diploid number (2n = 52), size, morphology, and G- and C-banding patterns was found.