Oligoryzomys andinus
Oligoryzomys andinus, also known as the Andean colilargo[2] or Andean pygmy rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of southern Peru and western Bolivia, but may in fact include more than one species.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 60 and FNa = 70.[3]
| Oligoryzomys andinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oligoryzomys |
| Species: | O. andinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligoryzomys andinus (Osgood, 1914) | |
References
- Weksler et al., 2008
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
- Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2005-01-03). "Taxonomy of pygmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 63 (1): 113–130. ISSN 0365-4508. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
Literature cited
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1139–1140. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Weksler, M., Zeballos, H. and Bernal, N. 2008. Oligoryzomys andinus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.
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