Oligoryzomys magellanicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Oligoryzomys |
Species: | O. magellanicus
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Binomial name | |
Oligoryzomys magellanicus (Bennett, 1836)
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Oligoryzomys magellanicus, also known as the Patagonian colilargo[2] and the Magellanic pygmy rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of the family Cricetidae. It is found in the southernmost parts of Argentina and Chile, including Tierra del Fuego and other outlying islands.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 54 and FNa = 66.[3]