Fulvous_pygmy_rice_rat

<i>Oligoryzomys fulvescens</i>

Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Species of rodent

Oligoryzomys fulvescens, also known as the fulvous colilargo,[2] fulvous pygmy rice rat,[1] or northern pygmy rice rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America into South America, where it occurs south into Peru and Brazil, and includes numerous synonyms, including the type species of the genus, Oryzomys navus Bangs, 1899.[2] The taxonomy of this species is unresolved, and it may be found to contain more than one species.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 54-60 and FNa = 68–74.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Weksler et al., 2008
  2. [2]
    Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. [3]
    Duff and Lawson, 2004
  4. [4]
    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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.

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