Euryoryzomys russatus

Euryoryzomys russatus
Holotype partial cranium of Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887, a junior synonym.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Euryoryzomys
Species:	E. russatus
Binomial name
Euryoryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848)
Synonyms
Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887 Oryzomys intermedius (Leche, 1886) Oryzomys kelloggi Avila-Pires, 1959 Oryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848) [Euryoryzomys] russatus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

Euryoryzomys russatus, also known as the Russet Oryzomys,^[1] Russet Rice Rat,^[2] or Big-headed Rice Rat,^[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is a member of the genus Euryoryzomys, which was split off from Oryzomys in 2006. It is found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

References

1. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
2. ^ Percequillo et al., 2008
3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited

• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Percequillo, A., Weksler M., Langguth, A., Patterson, B., D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. (2008). Euryoryzomys russatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 March 2009.
• Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates (New York: American Museum of Natural History) 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082. hdl:2246/5815.