Highlands Pygmy Rice Rat
Oligoryzomys rupestris
Conservation Status
Data DeficientMammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae
About
Oligoryzomys rupestris is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is known only from eastern Brazil, where it has been found in several localities in the campos rupestres montane savanna ecoregion. This is a small Oligoryzomys species with a gray head, a yellow-brown back and gray belly and tail. Of the two karyotypic forms described by Silva & Yonenaga-Yassuda in 1998, species 1 is probably identical to O. rupestris, while the other is closely related. Its karyotype has 2n = 46 and FNa = 52.
Fun Fact
It is known only from eastern Brazil, where it has been found in several localities in the campos rupestres montane savanna ecoregion.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in several localities in the campos rupestres montane savanna ecoregion.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance