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Long-tailed pygmy rice rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
The Long-tailed pygmy rice rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the longtailed pygmy rice rat
A young / baby of a longtailed pygmy rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A longtailed pygmy rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the long-tailed pygmy rice rat
Our results confirm that Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is the major reservoir for Hantavirus with an intraspecific rate of 6. (Full text)
Long-Tailed Pygmy Rice Rat or Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
The Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is the reservoir of the AND virus Sout lineage (4, 17, 36). (Full text)
Andes virus (formal name: Andes virus [ANDV], a species in the genus Hantavirus), which is carried by Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, is responsible for most HPS cases in Argentina and Chile. (Full text)
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