- Oligoryzomys
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Oligoryzomys
Temporal range: Pleistocene to RecentScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Oligoryzomys
Bangs, 1900Species - Oligoryzomys andinus
- Oligoryzomys arenalis
- Oligoryzomys brendae
- Oligoryzomys chacoensis
- Oligoryzomys destructor
- Oligoryzomys flavescens
- Oligoryzomys fornesi
- Oligoryzomys fulvescens
- Oligoryzomys griseolus
- Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
- Oligoryzomys magellanicus
- Oligoryzomys microtis
- Oligoryzomys moojeni
- Oligoryzomys nigripes
- Oligoryzomys rupestris
- Oligoryzomys stramineus
- Oligoryzomys vegetus
- †Oligoryzomys victus
Oligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats[1] or colilargos.[2] The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes about 17 species.[3]
In Argentina and Chile Oligoryzomys longicaudatus and other members of the genus represent the reservoir for the Hantavirus strain Andes virus (ANDV) (Wells et al., 1997; Levis et al., 1998; Cantoni et al., 2001).
References
Literature cited
- IUCN. 2009. 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Version 2009.2. Retrieved on December 8, 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
- Weksler, M. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships of oryzomyine rodents (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae): separate and combined analyses of morphological and molecular data. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 296:1–149.
Species of tribe Oryzomyini (rice rats) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Family: Cricetidae · Subfamily: Sigmodontinae†Agathaeromys†A. donovani · †A. praeuniversitatisAmphinectomysA. savamis†Carletonomys†C. cailoiEuryoryzomysHandleyomysHylaeamysN. dubosti · N. guianae · N. minutus · N. musseri · N. paracou · N. pictus · N. spinosus · N. tenuipesO. auyantepui · O. bicolor · O. catherinae · O. cleberi · O. concolor · O. flavicans · O. mamorae · O. paricola · O. phaeotis · O. rex · O. roberti · O. rutilus · O. speciosus · O. superans · O. sydandersoni · O. trinitatisOligoryzomysO. albiventer · †O. antillarum · O. couesi · O. dimidiatus · O. gorgasi · †O. nelsoni · Marsh rice rat (O. palustris) (parasites) · O. peninsulae†Pennatomys†P. nivalisPseudoryzomysP. simplexS. melanops · S. ucayalensisS. alfari · S. aphrastusTransandinomys
(Book)Categories:- Sigmodontinae stubs
- Oryzomyini
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