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Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oligoryzomys chacoensis
The Chacoan pygmy rice rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the chacoan pygmy rice rat
A young / baby of a chacoan pygmy rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A chacoan pygmy rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the chacoan pygmy rice rat
69 (3): 263: Oligoryzomys chacoensis is found in drier habitats in westcentral Brazil, southeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northern Argentina. (Full text)