Oligoryzomys fornesi

Oligoryzomys fornesi, also known as Fornes' colilargo,^[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from northeastern Brazil via Paraguay into northeastern Argentina.^[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 62 and FNa = 64.^[3]

Oligoryzomys fornesi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Oligoryzomys
Species:	O. fornesi
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys fornesi (Massoia, 1973)

References

1. Weksler et al., 2008
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2005-01-03). "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. Retrieved 2012-04-22.

Literature cited

• 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. 1141. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
• Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C., D'Elia, G. and Pardinas, U. 2008. Oligoryzomys fornesi. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.