Oligoryzomys chacoensis
| Oligoryzomys chacoensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oligoryzomys |
| Species: | O. chacoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligoryzomys chacoensis (Myers & Carleton, 1981)
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Oligoryzomys chacoensis, also known as the Chacoan colilargo[2] or Chacoan pygmy rice rat,[1] is a rodent species from South America. It is found in the Gran Chaco region of southeastern Bolivia, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 58 and FNa = 74.[3]
It is one of the hosts of the
hantavirus serotype Bermejo
.
References
Literature cited
- OCLC 62265494.
- Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C., Pardinas, U., Teta, P., Jayat, J.P. and D'Elia, G. 2008. Oligoryzomys chacoensis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.