Akodon azarae, also known as Azara's akodont[2] or Azara's grass mouse,[1] is a rodent species from South America. It is found from southernmost Brazil through Paraguay and Uruguay into eastern Argentina.[2] It is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.
| Akodon azarae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Akodon |
| Species: | A. azarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Akodon azarae J. Fischer, 1829 | |
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| Akodon azarae range map | |
References
edit- 1 2 D'elia, G.; Pardinas, U. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Akodon azarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T726A115051347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T726A22380837.en. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- 1 2 Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Akodon (Akodon) azarae". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1093. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Literature cited
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- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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