FORNESīS RICE RAT Oligoryzomys fornesi
A common mouse in much of eastern Paraguay, this species is associated with a wide variety of habitats, though typically it is more common in drier, more open areas. Like all Oligoryzomys the tail is long and slender, being cleary longer than the head and body. Note that in this species the rufous-orange pelage is strongly demarcated from the white ventral pelage, clearly visible when the animal is viewed from the side.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM600PH) Adult, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM601PH) Adult lateral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM602PH) Same individual dorsal view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM603PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM604PH) Same individual frontal (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM605PH) Same individual ventral (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM606PH) Same individual upperside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM607PH) Same individual ventral view showing underside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM608PH) Same individual tail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM609PH) Same individual teeth (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
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