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Oligoryzomys chacoensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Oligoryzomys

Higher classification
  
Oligoryzomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Oligoryzomys chacoensis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Oligoryzomys, Rodent, Holochilus chacarius, Oligoryzomys fulvescens, Pseudoryzomys

Oligoryzomys chacoensis, also known as the Chacoan colilargo or Chacoan pygmy rice rat, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in the Gran Chaco region of southeastern Bolivia, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 58 and FNa = 74.

It is one of the hosts of the hantavirus serotype Bermejo.

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. p. 1140. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
  • Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C., Pardinas, U., Teta, P., Jayat, J.P. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Oligoryzomys chacoensis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.

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