''Oligoryzomys fornesi'', also known as Fornes' colilargo,
[Musser and Carleton, 2005] is a species of
rodent in the genus ''
Oligoryzomys
''Oligoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.Musser and Carleton, 2005 The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 1 ...
'' of family
Cricetidae. It is found from northeastern
Brazil via
Paraguay into northeastern
Argentina.
[ Its ]karyotype
A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of metaphase chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is disce ...
has 2n = 62 and FNa = 64.
References
Literature cited
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*Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C., D'Elia, G. and Pardinas, U. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2.
www.iucnredlist.org
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Oligoryzomys
Mammals described in 1973
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