Akodon azarae

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Azara's Grass Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Akodontini
Genus : Akodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fischer, J.B. 1829. [Main body of work]. Pp. 1–527 in Fischer, J.B. 1829-1830. Synopsis Mammalium. J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=X31EAQAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Mus? Azarae

Other common names

Azara's Akodont · Azara's Akodon

Type locality

"Paraguaya." Clarified by U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues in 2007 as "São Gabriel (30°19'S, 54°19'W, 118 m) ... in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes bibianae and the recently described subspecies pautassoi as a subspecies and synonym, respectively, and the recently described rumbolli and chebezi as synonyms

Taxonomy notes citation

Agnolin, F. L., Derguy, M. R., Godoy, I. N., & Chimento, N. R. (2019). Mamíferos argentinos: descripción de nuevas especies delas colecciones de Elio Massoia y Julio R. Contreras (Rodentia,Chiroptera, Carnivora). Historia Natural, 9, 107-181. · Teta, P., D'Elía, G., Jayat, J. P., Gonçalves, P. R., Simões, G., do Prado, R., ... & Schiaffini, M. I. (2020). On the distinction and availability of the new taxa proposed by Agnolin et al. 2019. Mastozoología Neotropical, en prensa, Mendoza, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002391

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus arenicola

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.159

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6333d95b-9c0d-4fa4-9cec-abd14ae1d1e3

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570903

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon arenicola hunteri

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hunteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.6.1.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9b466549-9d46-4062-b823-d36a36eb0692

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611099

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Miniakodon chebezi

(Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chebezi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-12251

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Miniakodon azarae pautassoi

(Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pautassoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-12261

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Akodon azarae bibianae

Massoia, 1971

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bibianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-3201

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INTA

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Miniakodon rumbolli

(Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rumbolli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-3339

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Abrothrix arenicola

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Acodon arenicola

Lahille, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147054

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Akodon arenicola

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Akodon arenicola arenicola

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Akodon azarae

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

230

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/726/115051347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ratton agreste

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

agrestis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497126

Authority publication

Berlin

Mus? Azarae

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

325

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Lesson (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

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