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Akodonts
Akodontini
Akodontini is the second most speciose rodent tribe of the subfamily Sigmodontinae. It includes at least 106 living species in 19 genera and is distributed mainly in the southern half of South America, with only two genera extending into Guyana (Podoxymys) and Venezuela (Necromys). It also includes genera previously placed in tribe Scapteromyini. The following genera are now generally recognized:
16 branches of this tribe, most-observed first · about 89 known species
Grass Mice
genusAkodon
Hocicudos
genusOxymycterus
Akodonts
genusNecromys
Thaptomys
genusThaptomys
Scapteromys
genusScapteromys
Blarinomys
genusBlarinomys
Deltamys
genusDeltamys
Crimson-nosed Rats
genusBibimys
Brucies
genusBrucepattersonius
Castoria
genusCastoria
Cerrado Mice
genusThalpomys
South American Giant Rats
genusKunsia
Podoxymys
genusPodoxymys
Burrowing Mice
genusJuscelinomys
Gyldenstolpia
genusGyldenstolpia
Lenoxus
genusLenoxus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 735079.