Oligoryzomys magellanicus

Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Species:
O. magellanicus
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys magellanicus
(Bennett, 1836)

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]

  1. ^ a b c Pardinas, U.; D'Elia, G.; Teta, P. (2016). "Oligoryzomys magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15251A22358394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15251A22358394.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. ^ Weksler, M.; 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" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 63 (1): 113–130. ISSN 0365-4508. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-26.