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Euryoryzomys russatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Euryoryzomys russatus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Mammalia

Genus
  
Euryoryzomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodent

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Similar
  
Euryoryzomys, Rodent, Nectomys, Elegant Oryzomys, MacConnell's Rice Rat

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Euryoryzomys russatus, also known as the russet oryzomys, russet rice rat, or big-headed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is a member of the genus Euryoryzomys, which was split off from Oryzomys in 2006. It is found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

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Literature cited

  • Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  • Percequillo, A.; Weksler M., Langguth; A., Patterson; B., D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. (2008). "Euryoryzomys russatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 March 2009.  CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. New York: American Museum of Natural History. 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815. ISSN 0003-0082. 

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