Oligoryzomys chacoensis explained

Oligoryzomys chacoensis, also known as the Chacoan colilargo^[1] or Chacoan pygmy rice rat, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in the Gran Chaco region of southeastern Bolivia, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 58 and FNa = 74.^[2]

It is one of the hosts of the hantavirus serotype Bermejo.

Literature cited

• • Weksler, M., Bonvicino, C., Pardinas, U., Teta, P., Jayat, J.P. and D'Elia, G. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 27, 2009.

Notes and References

1. Musser and Carleton, 2005
2. Weksler . M. . Bonvicino . C. R. . Taxonomy of pygmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species . Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro . 63 . 1 . 113–130 . 2005-01-03 . 0365-4508 . 2012-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326085915/http://www.publicacao.museunacional.ufrj.br/Arquivos/Arq632005/Arq631/10Arq631.pdf . 2012-03-26 .