Oligoryzomys griseolus

Oligoryzomys griseolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Species: O. griseolus
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys griseolus
(Osgood, 1912)

Oligoryzomys griseolus, also known as the grizzled colilargo[2] or the grayish pygmy rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of Venezuela and nearby Colombia.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 62 and FNa = 74-76.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gómez-Laverde and Weksler, 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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