black-footed pygmy rice rat
Oligoryzomys nigripes
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae
About
Oligoryzomys nigripes, also known as the black-footed colilargo or the black-footed pygmy rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. Oligoryzomys nigripes is a species that has been further divided into different sister taxa throughout history. It is found in different countries in South America. It is a large species with long ears, dark yellow to dark brown upperparts, sharply delimited from the whitish underparts, and often a pink girdle on the chest. This species of rat spends much of its life among the trees. The karyotype is 2n = 62, FNa = 78–82.
Fun Fact
Oligoryzomys nigripes is a species that has been further divided into different sister taxa throughout history.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found from Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil through the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado into Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, where it occurs in the provinces of Chaco, Misiones, and Buenos Aires.
Diet
Omnivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance