Oligoryzomys andinus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Oligoryzomys Higher classification Oligoryzomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Oligoryzomys andinus Rank Species
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Oligoryzomys andinus, also known as the Andean colilargo or Andean pygmy rice rat, 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. Its karyotype has 2n = 60 and FNa = 70.

Literature cited

Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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. . Downloaded on November 27, 2009.

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