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Akodon azarae

Azara´s Grass Mouse


Akodon azarae

Fischer, 1829
Ratón de Pastizal Pampeano
Rato-do-chão
Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern


Description


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Akodon azarae. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsHalcón Plomizo (Falco femoralis)05/05/2019Nicolas Onorato
BirdsHalcón Plomizo (Falco femoralis)05/05/2019Nicolas Onorato
BirdsMilano Blanco (Elanus leucurus)14/07/2018Diego Oscar
BirdsAlilicucú Común (Megascops choliba)25/06/2015Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
BirdsAguilucho Común (Geranoaetus polyosoma)19/04/2015Gustavo Kin



Species photographs

Count: 9

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Photography ID: 665630
  Adult
Colonia Wilson
San José
Uruguay
04/28/2024
Adrian Antunez
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Photography ID: 521497
  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/04/2022
Mauricio Roberto Saavedra
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Photography ID: 330990
 Lobería
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/05/2019
Nicolas Onorato
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Photography ID: 330989
 Lobería
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/05/2019
Nicolas Onorato
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Photography ID: 308972
 Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/08/2018
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 308971
 Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/08/2018
Diego Oscar


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Species records

Count: 13



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243586608/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCircuito natural Andino, AndinoPeter Vidana
240924728/04/2024UruguaySan JoséColonia WilsonAdrian Antunez
170623104/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
148553922/10/2021UruguayMontevideoLado noreste de la Avenida Luis Batlle Berres, entre Santiago Vazques y arroyo de las mulas., Santiago Vazquez1Santiago Ramos
140297912/05/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Nacional, General RodriguezSergio Gabriel Borrillo
137180707/01/2021UruguayMontevideoAcceso a Montevideo por ruta 5Guillermo Menéndez
231561021/08/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta LaraWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
91980305/05/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresLobería calles rurales desde Lobería, LoberíaNicolas Onorato
86430308/12/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesDiego Oscar
90576027/12/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 18 entre Viale y VillaguayGabriel Dalinger
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Azara´s Grass Mouse (Akodon azarae) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.