MATO GROSSO COLILARGO Oligoryzomys mattogrossae
Part of a complex of small mice that as been recently reviewed. This is a typical Oligoryzomys with a long and slender tail that is clearly longer than the head and body. This is a brightly-coloured species, but note the more rufous colouration to the rump area.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM600PH) Adult, Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay undated).
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