Euryoryzomys legatus
Euryoryzomys legatus, also known as the Tarija oryzomys[2] or big-headed rice rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It now belongs to the genus Euryoryzomys, having previously been placed in Oryzomys. It is found in the eastern Andes of northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.
| Euryoryzomys legatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euryoryzomys |
| Species: | E. legatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryoryzomys legatus (Thomas, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys legatus Thomas, 1925 | |
References
- Jayat, J. (2016). "Euryoryzomys legatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15603A22329075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15603A22329075.en.
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
- Vargas et al., 2008
Literature cited
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Vargas, J., Weksler, M., Jayat, J.P. & Patterson, B. 2008. Euryoryzomys legatus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 April 2009.
- Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. New York: American Museum of Natural History. 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815. ISSN 0003-0082.
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