Oligoryzomys magellanicus

Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Species: O. magellanicus
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys magellanicus
(Bennett, 1836)

Oligoryzomys magellanicus, also known as the Patagonian colilargo[2] and the Magellanic pygmy rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in southernmost Argentina and Chile, including Tierra del Fuego.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 54 and FNa = 66.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pardinas et al., 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2005-01-03). "Taxonomy of pygmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 63 (1): 113–130. ISSN 0365-4508. Retrieved 2012-04-22.

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