Stumble this page!Big-headed rice rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oryzomys legatus
The Big-headed 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 bigheaded rice rat
A young / baby of a bigheaded rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A bigheaded rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the big-headed rice rat
Big-Headed Rice Rat or Oryzomys legatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
1. Oryzomys, genus Oryzomys -- (rice rats)Oryzomys
genus Oryzomys
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