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Long-tailed pygmy rice rat
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Rodents

Long-tailed pygmy rice rat

Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Bennett, 1832)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLong-tailed pygmy rice rat
Dutch—
SpanishRatón de cola larga
Chinese长尾侏稻鼠
Scientific nameOligoryzomys longicaudatus (Bennett, 1832)

About this species

Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, also known as the long-tailed colilargo or long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of the family Cricetidae. It is found in the southern Andes of Chile and Argentina, with an outlying population in eastern Argentina. As a common species with a wide range and a stable population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated this rodent as being of "least concern".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae
GenusOligoryzomys

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1961First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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