Akodon (Akodon) azarae (Fischer 1829)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1093

Akodon (Akodon) azarae (Fischer 1829)

[Mus] azarae Fischer 1829 , Synopsis Mamm.: 325.

Type Locality: Argentina, Entre Ríos Prov., about 30°30'S latitude between the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers.

Vernacular Names: Azara's Akodont.

Synonyms: Akodon (Akodon) arenicola (Waterhouse 1837) ; Akodon (Akodon) bibianae Massoia 1971 ; Akodon (Akodon) hunteri Thomas 1917 .

Distribution: NE and EC Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and extreme S Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon , A. boliviensis species group ( Hershkovitz, 1990 c). Olrog and Lucero (1981) maintained arenicola as a species distinct from A. azarae , but karyotypic and other data support their union ( Vitullo et al., 1986; Ximenez et al., 1972). Species documented in the early-middle Pleistocene of Argentina by Pardiñas (1993), who discussed its biogeographic implications.