Akodon
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Akodon is the genus of grass mice. They are endemic to South America but are widely spread there.
Former genera Thaptomys, Deltamys, Chalcomys, Hypsimys and Microxus are now treated as part of this genus.
Species listing:
- A. aerosus Highland Grass Mouse
- A. affinis Colombian Grass Mouse
- A. albiventer White-bellied Grass Mouse
- A. azarae Azara's Grass Mouse
- A. bogotensis Bogota Grass Mouse
- A. boliviensis Bolivian Grass Mouse
- A. budini Budin's Grass Mouse
- A. cursor Cursor Grass Mouse
- A. dayi Day's Grass Mouse
- A. dolores Dolorous Grass Mouse
- A. fumeus Smoky Grass Mouse
- A. hershkovitzi Hershkovitz's Grass Mouse
- A. illuteus Gray Grass Mouse
- A. iniscatus Intelligent Grass Mouse
- A. juninensis Junin Grass Mouse
- A. kempi Kemp's Grass Mouse (formerly Deltamys kempi)
- A. kofordi Koford's Grass Mouse
- A. lansus Woolly Grass Mouse
- A. latebricola Ecuadorian Grass Mouse
- A. lindberghi Lindbergh's Grass Mouse
- A. longipilis Long-haired Grass Mouse
- A. mansoensis Manso Grass Mouse
- A. markhami Markham's Grass Mouse
- A. mimus Thespian Grass Mouse
- A. molinae Molina's Grass Mouse
- A. mollis Soft Grass Mouse
- A. neocenus Neuquen Grass Mouse
- A. nigrita Blackish Grass Mouse
- A. olivaceus Olive Grass Mouse
- A. orophilus El Dorado Grass Mouse
- A. puer Altiplano Grass Mouse
- A. sanborni Sanborn's Grass Mouse
- A. sanctipaulensis Sao Paulo Grass Mouse
- A. serrensis Serrado Mar Grass Mouse
- A. siberiae Cochabamba Grass Mouse
- A. simulator Gray-bellied Grass Mouse
- A. spegazzinii Spegazzini's Grass Mouse
- A. subfuscus Puno Grass Mouse
- A. surdus Silent Grass Mouse
- A. sylvanus Forest Grass Mouse
- A. toba Chaco Grass Mouse
- A. torques Cloud Forest Grass Mouse
- A. urichi Northern Grass Mouse
- A. varius Variable Grass Mouse
- A. xanthorhinus Yellow-nosed Grass Mouse
References
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