Microryzomys altissimus

Microryzomys altissimus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

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

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