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title: "Azara's Grass Mouse"
description: "Akodon azarae — Zoogdieren. Akodon azarae, also known as Azara's akodont or Azara's grass mouse, is a rodent species from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/azara-s-grass-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Azara's Grass Mouse

> Akodon azarae — Zoogdieren. Akodon azarae, also known as Azara's akodont or Azara's grass mouse, is a rodent species from South America.

- Scientific name: *Akodon azarae*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 54
- Wikidata: [Q1761959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44623](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44623)

## Names

- en: Azara's Grass Mouse
- es: Ratón de Azara

## Countries with the most observations

AR (30), UY (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akodon_azarae

## Photo

![Azara's Grass Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/azara-s-grass-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: noelia medina · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246912171

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/azara-s-grass-mouse?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).