Euryoryzomys russatus
| Euryoryzomys russatus |
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| Holotype partial cranium of Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887, a junior synonym. |
| Conservation status |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Cricetidae |
| Genus: |
Euryoryzomys |
| Species: |
E. russatus |
| Binomial name |
Euryoryzomys russatus
(Wagner, 1848) |
| Synonyms |
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Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887
Oryzomys intermedius (Leche, 1886)
Oryzomys kelloggi Avila-Pires, 1959
Oryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848)
[Euryoryzomys] russatus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006
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Euryoryzomys russatus, also known as the Russet Oryzomys,[1] Russet Rice Rat,[2] or Big-headed Rice Rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is a member of the genus Euryoryzomys, which was split off from Oryzomys in 2006. It is found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
References
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Percequillo et al., 2008
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Percequillo, A., Weksler M., Langguth, A., Patterson, B., D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. (2008). Euryoryzomys russatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 March 2009.
- Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates (New York: American Museum of Natural History) 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082. hdl:2246/5815.