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Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat

Oligoryzomys flavescens

Classification

Oligoryzomys flavescens, also known as the flavescent colilargo or yellow pygmy rice rat is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in southern South America, occurring in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 64-66 and FNa = 66–70.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 27