Oligoryzomys andinus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Oligoryzomys andinus

Species Authority:

(Osgood, 1914)

Common Name/s:

English

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Andean Pygmy Rice Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

This is a species complex that needs further taxonomic study (H. Zeballos pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Weksler, M., Zeballos, H. & Bernal, N.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in western and southern Peru and northern and central Bolivia. It is found at elevations of 1,700 to 4,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	The species undergoes seasonal population fluctuations.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It has been recorded from humid shrubland and cultivated areas in Peru. It can be found close to stream vegetation.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. It can adapt to traditionally cultivated areas.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. It can adapt to traditionally cultivated areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in many protected areas. Further research is needed into the taxonomy, distribution, habitat and ecology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in many protected areas. Further research is needed into the taxonomy, distribution, habitat and ecology of this species.

Bibliography [top]

	Carleton, M. D. and Musser, G. G. 1989. Systematic studies of Oryzomyine rodents (Muridae, Sigmodontinae): a synopsis of Microryzomys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 191: 83 pp. Zeballos, H., Villega, L. Gutieruez, R., Caballera, K. and Jimenez, P. 2000. Vertebrados de las Lomas de Atiquipa and Mejie, Sur al Peru. Revista Ecologica de Latin America 7(3): 11-18.

Carleton, M. D. and Musser, G. G. 1989. Systematic studies of Oryzomyine rodents (Muridae, Sigmodontinae): a synopsis of Microryzomys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 191: 83 pp.

Zeballos, H., Villega, L. Gutieruez, R., Caballera, K. and Jimenez, P. 2000. Vertebrados de las Lomas de Atiquipa and Mejie, Sur al Peru. Revista Ecologica de Latin America 7(3): 11-18.

Citation:	Weksler, M., Zeballos, H. & Bernal, N. 2008. Oligoryzomys andinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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