Oligoryzomys rupestris
Weksler & Bonvicino, 2005
Highlands 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/57363290Original name as described
Oligoryzomys rupestris
Other common names
Highlands Colilargo
Type material
MN 50286
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Pouso Alto, in the highest part of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, at 1500 m, 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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