Oligoryzomys flavescens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oligoryzomys flavescens lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oligoryzomys flavescens
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the oligoryzomys flavescens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oligoryzomys flavescens in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Campos Novos.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the oligoryzomys flavescens endangered?

The oligoryzomys flavescens’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the oligoryzomys flavescens?

The oligoryzomys flavescens (Oligoryzomys flavescens) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Oligoryzomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the oligoryzomys flavescens

Oligoryzomys flavescens, also known as the flavescent colilargo or yellow pygmy rice rat is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in southern South America, occurring in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 64-66 and FNa = 66–70.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oligoryzomys flavescens (revision 1349662213), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766690 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).