Oligoryzomys destructor

Oligoryzomys destructor
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Oligoryzomys
Species:	O. destructor
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys destructor (Tschudi, 1844)
Synonyms
Hesperomys destructor Tschudi, 1844 Oryzomys stolzmanni maranonicus Osgood, 1914 Hesperomys melanostoma Tschudi, 1844 Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) spodiurus Hershkovitz, 1940 Oryzomys stolzmanni Thomas, 1894

Oligoryzomys destructor, also known as Tschudi's Colilargo^[2] or the Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found along the eastern Andes from southern Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia into northern Argentina.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Weksler et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Weksler, M., Tirira, D., Zeballos, H., Bernal, N., Vargas, J., Vivar, E. and Jayat, J.P. 2008. Oligoryzomys destructor. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.