Microryzomys altissimus
| Microryzomys altissimus | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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]
References
Literature cited
- Gómez-Laverde, M., Rivas, B. and Delgado, C. 2008. Microryzomys altissimus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 25, 2009.
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0