Oryzomys gorgasi Hershkovitz 1971

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1148

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scientific name	Oryzomys gorgasi Hershkovitz 1971
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Oryzomys gorgasi Hershkovitz 1971 , J. Mammal., 52: 700.

Type Locality: Colombia, Antioquia Dept., basin of Río Atrato, Loma Teguerre, just below and opposite Sautata (Chocó), 1 m; 7°54'N, 77°W. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Gorgas' Oryzomys.

Distribution: Lowlands of NW Colombia and NW Venezuela as so far known.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Known only by the holotype until new records from Venezuela reported by Sánchez et al. (2001); those authors supplemented the taxon’s description, argued its specific status in differential comparisons with O. couesi , O. dimidiatus , and O. palustris , and reaffirmed its membership in Oryzomys sensu stricto .