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 | |
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| Holotype skull of Oligoryzomys vegetus from Boquete, Panama. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oligoryzomys |
| Species: | O. vegetus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligoryzomys vegetus (Bangs, 1902)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Timm, R. (2016). "Oligoryzomys vegetus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15254A22358033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15254A22358033.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
Literature cited
edit- 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.