Oligoryzomys vegetus

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 vegetus

Species Authority:

(Bangs, 1902)

Common Name/s:

English

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Sprightly Pygmy Rice Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Timm, R. & Woodman, N.
Reviewer/s:	McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Although its extent of occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km², this species is listed as Least Concern in view of its presumed large population, presence in protected areas, and because it does not appear to be under threat and is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in central Costa Rica and western Panamá (Musser and Carleton 2005). It is found from 840 to 3,000 m (Reid 1997).
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica; Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	This mouse is common (Reid 1997).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in lower montane and montane wet forests (Musser and Carleton 2005); it occurs in second growth, brush, and cloud forest openings (Reid 1997). Found largely in edge habitat.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The Costa Rican population are mainly found in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The Costa Rican population are mainly found in protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA. Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA.

Citation:	Timm, R. & Woodman, N. 2008. Oligoryzomys vegetus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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