Oligoryzomys arenalis

Oligoryzomys arenalis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Oligoryzomys
Species:	O. arenalis
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys arenalis (Thomas, 1913)

Oligoryzomys arenalis, also known as the Sandy Colilargo^[2] or Sandy Pygmy Rice Rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of Peru at 400 to 2850 m altitude, but may include more than one species.^[1]

References

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

Literature cited

• 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
• Zeballos, H., Vivar, E. & Weksler, M. 2008. Oligoryzomys arenalis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.