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Akodonts
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Akodonts

Necromys

Necromys is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to Akodon. This genus has also been known as Cabreramys or more recently Bolomys, and the northern grass mouse (N. urichi) has recently been transferred from Akodon.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Hairy-tailed Akodont

speciesNecromys lasiurus

White-chinned Akodont

speciesNecromys lactens

Northern Akodont

speciesNecromys urichi

Pleasant Akodont

speciesNecromys amoenus

Paraguayan Akodont

speciesNecromys lenguarum

Dark-furred Akodont

speciesNecromys obscurus

Ecuadorean Akodont

speciesNecromys punctulatus

Lillo's Akodont

speciesNecromys lilloi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71874.