Microryzomys altissimus

Microryzomys altissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Microryzomys
Species:
M. altissimus
Binomial name
Microryzomys altissimus
(Osgood, 1933)

Microryzomys altissimus, also known as the Páramo colilargo[2] or highland small rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Microryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, but the Colombian segment may be a separate species.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Gómez-Laverde, M.; Rivas, B.; Delgado, C. (2008). "Microryzomys altissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13407A3907198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13407A3907198.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1126. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.