Oligoryzomys microtis
(J. A. Allen, 1916)
Small-eared 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
Allen, J.A. 1916-07-24. New mammals collected on the Roosevelt Brazilian Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 35(27):523-530.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1825Original name as described
Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) microtis
Other common names
Small-eared Colilargo
Type material
AMNH M-37091
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Manacapuru, north bank of lower Rio Solimões, 70 km WSW Manaus, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Brazil · Bolivia
Taxonomy notes
previously included O. mattogrossae
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. R. 2015. Genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900, p. 417-437. In: Patton, J.; Pardiñas, U. F. J. & D'Elía, G. (Eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2 - Rodents. The University of Chicago Press. 1384 p.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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