Oligoryzomys moojeni

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Oligoryzomys Higher classification Oligoryzomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Oligoryzomys moojeni Rank Species
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Oligoryzomys moojeni is a species of rodent from South America in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is known only from central Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and gallery forests. It is named after twentieth-century Brazilian zoologist João Moojen. Its karyotype has 2n = 70 and FNa = 84.

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. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Weksler, M. and Bonvicino, C. 2008. Oligoryzomys moojeni. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . Downloaded on November 28, 2009.

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