Oligoryzomys rupestris
| Oligoryzomys rupestris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Oligoryzomys |
| Species: | O. rupestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligoryzomys rupestris Weksler and Bonvicino, 2005 | |
Oligoryzomys rupestris is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is known only from eastern Brazil, where it has been found in several localities in the Campos Rupestres montane savanna, part of the cerrado ecoregion.[1] This is a small Oligoryzomys species with a gray head, a yellow-brown back and gray belly and tail.[2] Of the two karyotypic forms described by Silva & Yonenaga-Yassuda in 1998,[3] species 1 is probably identical to O. rupestris, while the other (species 2) is closely related. Its karyotype has 2n = 46 and FNa = 52.[2]
References
- 1 2 Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). "Oligoryzomys rupestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- 1 2 Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2005-01-03). "Taxonomy of pygmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys Bangs, 1900 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 63 (1): 113–130. ISSN 0365-4508. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Silva, M. J.; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. (December 1997). "New karyotype of two related species of Oligoryzomys genus (Cricetidae, Rodentia) involving centric fusion with loss of NORs and distribution of telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequences". Hereditas. Lund. 127 (3): 217–229. doi:10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.00217.x. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
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