Oligoryzomys magellanicus (Bennett 1835)

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 : 1142

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Oligoryzomys magellanicus (Bennett 1835)
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[Oligoryzomys] magellanicus (Bennett 1835) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1835: 191.

Type Locality: Chile, Magallanes Prov., Straits of Magellan, Port Famine.

Vernacular Names: Patagonian Colilargo.

Distribution: S Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina, including Tierra del Fuego.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Karyotypic, morphometric, and phallic differentiation from O. longicaudatus supports the specific recognition of O. magellanicus ( Gallardo and Palma, 1990; Gallardo and Patterson, 1985).