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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. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 28, 2009.

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