Biology:Akodon azarae

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Short description: Species of rodent

Akodon azarae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Akodon
Species:
A. azarae
Binomial name
Akodon azarae
J. Fischer, 1829
Akodon azarae range map.PNG
Akodon azarae range map

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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 D'Elia and Pardinas, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093

Literature cited

Wikidata ☰ Q1761959 entry