Euryoryzomys legatus explained

Euryoryzomys legatus, also known as the Tarija oryzomys^[1] or big-headed rice rat,^[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It now belongs to the genus Euryoryzomys, having previously been placed in Oryzomys. It is found in the eastern Andes of northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.

Literature cited

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Weksler . M. . Percequillo, A. R. . Voss, R. S. . Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) . American Museum Novitates . 1–29 . . New York . 2006-10-19 . 3537 . 2246/5815 . 0003-0082. 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2 . 84088556 . free .

Notes and References

1. Musser and Carleton, 2005
2. Vargas et al., 2008