Azara's Grass Mouse
Akodon azarae
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
Akodon azarae, also known as Azara's akodont or Azara's grass mouse, is a rodent species from South America. It is found from southernmost Brazil through Paraguay and Uruguay into eastern Argentina. It is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.
Akodon azarae est une espèce de rongeurs de la famille des Cricétidés qui se rencontre en Amérique du Sud. Description Akodon azarae mesure entre 7,5 et 15 cm de long en comptant le corps et la tête. Sa queue mesure entre 5 et 10 cm.
El ratón de pastizal pampeano, o ratón de Azara (Akodon azarae) es una especie de roedor propio de Sudamérica. Se la halla en Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay. Es huésped natural del virus Junín (transmite la fiebre hemorrágica argentina), junto con el ratón maicero, Calomys musculinus.
Distribution
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