Akodontini

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Template:Taxobox begin Template:Taxobox begin placement Template:Taxobox regnum entry Template:Taxobox phylum entry Template:Taxobox classis entry Template:Taxobox ordo entry Template:Taxobox superfamilia entry Template:Taxobox familia entry Template:Taxobox subfamilia entry Template:Taxobox tribus entry Template:Taxobox end placement Template:Taxobox section subdivision See text Template:Taxobox end The Akodontini is a tribe of the subfamily Sigmodontinae, family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. It includes at least 95 living species in 14 genera and is distributed mainly in the southern half of South America, with only some genera extending into Guyana (Podoxymys) or Venezuela (Bolomys). It also includes genera previously placed in "Scapteromyini". The following genera are now generally recognized:

The Abrothrichini has recently been split from the akodontines. Akodon includes Thaptomys, Chalcomys, Hypsimys, and Microxus.

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