Oligoryzomys moojeni
Weksler & Bonvicino, 2005
Moojen's 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
Authority citation
Weksler, M. and Bonvicino, C.R. 2005. Taxonomy of pygmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species. Arquivos do Museu Nacional 63(1):113-130.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363287Original name as described
Oligoryzomys moojeni
Other common names
Moojen's Colilargo
Type material
MN 50309
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Fazenda Fiandeira in ‘Morro do Chapéu' region, in the lowest part of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, 65 km SSW Cavalcante, Goiás, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., & Bonvicino, C. R. (2005). Taxonomy of pigmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 63(1), 113-130.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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