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Oligoryzomys fulvescens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Oligoryzomys

Higher classification
  
Oligoryzomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Oligoryzomys, Rodent, Zygodontomys brevicauda, Mammal, Alfaro's Rice Rat

Oligoryzomys fulvescens, also known as the fulvous colilargo, fulvous pygmy rice rat, or northern pygmy rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America into South America, where it occurs south into Peru and Brazil, and includes numerous synonyms, including the type species of the genus, Oryzomys navus Bangs, 1899. The taxonomy of this species is unresolved, and it may be found to contain more than one species. Its karyotype has 2n = 54-60 and FNa = 68-74.

Literature cited

  • Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X.
  • 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. 1141. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
  • Weksler, M., Aguilera, M. and Reid, F. 2008. Olligoryzomys fulvescens. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . Downloaded on November 27, 2009.

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