Oligoryzomys vegetus

Oligoryzomys vegetus, also known as the sprightly colilargo[2] or sprightly pygmy rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.[1]

Oligoryzomys vegetus
Holotype skull of Oligoryzomys vegetus from Boquete, Panama.

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Species:
O. vegetus
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys vegetus
(Bangs, 1902)

References

  1. Timm and Woodman, 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

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. 1144. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  • Timm, R. and Woodman, N. 2008. Oligoryzomys vegetus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 28, 2009.


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