Oligoryzomys andinus

(Osgood, 1914)

Andean Pygmy Rice Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Oligoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Osgood, W.H. 1914. Mammals of an expedition across northern Peru. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(12):143-185.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646805

Original name as described

Oryzomys andinus

Other common names

Andean Colilargo

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:19430

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a18c18be-62bb-4886-b1d5-b69ae16aa373

Type locality

Hacienda Llaugueda, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), upper Chicama River, Libertad, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002634

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Oryzomys andinus

(Osgood, 1914)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19430

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a18c18be-62bb-4886-b1d5-b69ae16aa373

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646805

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oligoryzomys andinus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15241/115126124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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