Small-eared Pygmy Rice Rat
Encyclopedia
Oligoryzomys microtis, also known as the Small-eared Colilargo or Small-eared Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent
in the genus Oligoryzomys
of family Cricetidae
. It is found in western Brazil, eastern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Paraguay.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the genus Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos...
of family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
. It is found in western Brazil, eastern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Paraguay.
Literature cited
- Patton, J., Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C. and Percequillo, A. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 28, 2009.