Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Oligoryzomys fulvescens
Holotype skull of Oryzomys navus, a junior synonym.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Oligoryzomys
Species:	O. fulvescens
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys fulvescens (Saussure, 1860)
Synonyms
Oryzomys navus Bangs, 1899

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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Weksler et al., 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited

• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
• 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
• Weksler, M., Aguilera, M. and Reid, F. 2008. Olligoryzomys fulvescens. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.