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Stumble this page!Magellanic pygmy rice rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oligoryzomys magellanicus
The Magellanic 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 Magellanic pygmy rice rat
A young / baby of a Magellanic pygmy rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Magellanic pygmy rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Subantarctic forest
Facts about the Magellanic pygmy rice rat
Magellanic Pygmy Rice Rat or Oligoryzomys magellanicus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
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