Oligoryzomys griseolus

(Osgood, 1912)

Grayish 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. 1912. Mammals from western Venezuela and eastern Colombia. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(5):33-66.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2653127

Original name as described

Oryzomys griseolus

Other common names

Grizzled Colilargo

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:18635

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8c2157ea-633c-416f-99e5-db625e15ba72

Type locality

west of Páramo de Tamá, 6000–7000 ft (= 1830–2130 m), upper Táchira River, Táchira State, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002643

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 griseolus

(Osgood, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

griseolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:18635

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8c2157ea-633c-416f-99e5-db625e15ba72

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2653127

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Oligoryzomys griseolus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

griseolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15249/22358551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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