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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Oryzomys
SPECIES Oryzomys maracajuensis
Author: | Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002. | Citation: | Arq. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro, 60: 292. | Common Name: | Maracaju Oryzomys | Type Locality: | Brazil, Matto Grosso do Sul State, Municipality Maracaju, Fazenda da Mata; 21º38′S, 55º09′W. | Distribution: | Definitely known only from the type locality, S Brazil, but probably occurs in E Paraguay; limits unknown. | Comments: | O. subflavus species group. Similar to O. subflavus but larger, with longer fur and different karyotype (2n = 56, FN = 58); collected sympatrically with O. scotti. |
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