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Akodon (akodont)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Akodon Meyen p. 599
1997Akodon McKenna and Bell
2003Akodon D'Elía p. 315
2006Akodon Salles et al. p. 9

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusAkodonMeyen 1833

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.

G. Akodon Meyen 1833 [akodont]
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Subg. †Akodon (Abrothrix) Reig 1978
Subg. Akodon (Akodon) Meyen 1833
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Akodon (Akodon) azarae Fischer 1829 [Azara's grass mouse]
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Invalid names: Mus arenicola Waterhouse 1837 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Akodon coenosus Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Subg. Akodon (Chalcomys) Thomas 1916
Subg. Akodon (Chelemys) Thomas 1903
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Subg. Akodon (Hypsimys) Thomas 1918
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Akodon (Hypsimys) budini Thomas 1918 [Budin's grass mouse]
Akodon angustidens Winge 1887
Akodon clivigenis Winge 1887
Akodon cursor Winge 1887
Akodon iniscatus Thomas 1919
†Akodon johannis Reig 1987
Akodon lindberghi Hershkovitz 1990 [Lindbergh's akodont]
†Akodon lorenzinii Reig 1987
Akodon molinae Contreras 1968
Akodon montensis Thomas 1913
Akodon mystax Hershkovitz 1998 [Caparao akodont]
Akodon neocenus Thomas 1919
Akodon philipmyersi Pardiñas et al. 2005
Akodon sanctipaulensis Hershkovitz 1990 [Sao Paulo akodont]
Akodon suffusus Thomas 1903
Akodon tolimae Allen 1913
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon lorenzinii (199157 199160)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Jujuy) Akodon sp. (198682)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Akodon sp. (147815)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Akodon sp. (211820)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Akodon sp. (92813)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Puno) Akodon sp. (145248)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae, Akodon iniscatus (63335)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Akodon spegazzinii (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae (71316 71330)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Akodon simulator, Akodon spegazzinii (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Akodon cursor (71332 71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Akodon dolores (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Akodon sp. (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) Akodon spegazzinii (216696)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon azarae (145810)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Akodon dolores (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Akodon dolores (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Akodon sp., Akodon azarae (211634)