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Akodon (Akodon) azarae (Azara's grass mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus azarae was named by Fischer (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Akodon azarae by Miller and Anderson (1977); it was recombined as Akodon (Akodon) azarae by Vitullo et al. (1986).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Mus azarae Fischer
1837Mus arenicola Waterhouse p. 18
1977Akodon azarae Miller and Anderson p. 2
1986Akodon (Akodon) azarae Vitullo et al. p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusAkodonMeyen 1833
subgenusAkodonMeyen 1833
speciesazarae(Fischer 1829)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Akodon (Akodon) azarae Fischer 1829 [Azara's grass mouse]
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Invalid names: Mus arenicola Waterhouse 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 13.6 g Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 25.8 g Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 13.6 g Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 16.8 g
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter11.06
humerus diameter11.20
tibia diameter10.950

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae (63335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae (71316 71330)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Akodon azarae (211634)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae (145810)