Euryoryzomys russatus | |
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Holotype partial cranium of Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887, a junior synonym. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Euryoryzomys |
Species: | E. russatus |
Binomial name | |
Euryoryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848) |
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Synonyms | |
Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887 |
Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887
Oryzomys intermedius (Leche, 1886)
Oryzomys kelloggi Avila-Pires, 1959
Oryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848)
[Euryoryzomys] russatus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006
Euryoryzomys russatus, also known as the russet oryzomys,russet rice rat, or big-headed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is a member of the genus Euryoryzomys, which was split off from Oryzomys in 2006. It is found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.