| Microryzomys altissimus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Microryzomys |
| Species: | M. altissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microryzomys altissimus (Osgood, 1933) |
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Microryzomys altissimus, also known as the Páramo Colilargo[2] or Highland Small Rice Rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Microryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, but the Colombian segment may be a separate species.[1]