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.