- Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
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Oligoryzomys longicaudatus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Oligoryzomys Species: O. longicaudatus Binomial name Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
(Bennett, 1832)Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, also known as the Long-tailed Colilargo[2] or Long-tailed Pygmy Rice Rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the southern Andes of Chile and Argentina, with an outlying population in eastern Argentina.[1]
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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
- Pardinas, U., D'Elia, G., Teta, P. and Patterson, B. 2008. Oligoryzomys longicaudatus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 28, 2009.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals of Argentina
- Mammals of Chile
- Oryzomyini
- Sigmodontinae stubs
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