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Oligoryzomys
Sign in to saveOligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos. The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 17 species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 704
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Collections
- USNM, UCONN, NHMUK, OMNH, INMA
- Recorded in
- Peru, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Brasil
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
- Image
- Raton colilarga.jpg
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- Category:Oligoryzomys
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Ecology
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Oligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos. The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 17 species.
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).
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