Oligoryzomys Bangs 1900
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Oligoryzomys

description: Oligoryzomys Bangs 1900
Oligoryzomys Bangs 1900, Proc. New England Zool. Club, 1: 94.
Type Species: Oryzomys navus Bangs 1899
Species and subspecies: 18 species:
Species Oligoryzomys andinus Osgood 1914
Species Oligoryzomys arenalis Thomas 1913
Species Oligoryzomys brendae Massoia 1998
Species Oligoryzomys chacoensis Myers and Carleton 1981
Species Oligoryzomys delticola Thomas 1917
Species Oligoryzomys destructor (Tschudi 1844)
Species Oligoryzomys eliurus (Wagner 1845)
Species Oligoryzomys flavescens (Waterhouse 1837)
Species Oligoryzomys fornesi Massoia 1973
Species Oligoryzomys fulvescens (Saussure 1860)
Species Oligoryzomys griseolus Osgood 1912
Species Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Bennett 1832)
Species Oligoryzomys magellanicus (Bennett 1835)
Species Oligoryzomys microtis J. A. Allen 1916
Species Oligoryzomys nigripes (Olfers 1818)
Species Oligoryzomys stramineus Bonvicino and Weksler 1998
Species Oligoryzomys vegetus Bangs 1902
Species Oligoryzomys victus (Thomas 1898)
Discussion: Oryzomyini. Described as a subgenus of Oryzomys and usually recognized as such (Ellerman, 1941; Hall, 1981; Reig, 1984; Tate, 1932 e) or as a genus (Contreras and Berry, 1983; Gyldenstolpe, 1932), with Microryzomys as a full synonym (Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Tate, 1932) or not (Cabrera, 1961). Diagnosis emended at the generic level and morphology contrasted with Microryzomys and Oryzomys sensu stricto by Carleton and Musser (1989). Monophyly of the genus supported by electrophoretic (Dickerman and Yates, 1995) and mitochondrial and nuclear gene-sequence data (Myers et al., 1995; Smith and Patton, 1999; Weksler, 2003), in a clade also containing Microryzomys and Neacomys. Attempts to define species groups have so far produced conflicting results and should be viewed as preliminary forays to stimulate critical phylogenetic study (e.g., see Andrades-Miranda et al., 2001 a; Bonvicino and Weksler, 1998; Carleton and Musser, 1989; Dickerman and Yates, 1995; Myers and Carleton, 1981; Myers et al., 1995).
Species-level revisions and range documentation much needed: estimates range from one (Hershkovitz, 1966 c) to 30 (Tate, 1932 e), usually around 12 (Cabrera, 1961). Regional studies have typically recorded two to four species in sympatry or parapatry (Bonvicino and Weksler, 1998; Carleton and Musser, 1995; Contreras and Berry, 1983; Massoia, 1973; Myers and Carleton, 1981; Olds and Anderson, 1987). Chromosomes of many species described and compared in Andrades-Miranda et al. (2001 a), Bonvicino and Weksler (1998), Espinosa and Reig (1991), Gallardo and Patterson (1985), Gardner and Patton (1976), and Myers and Carleton (1981); published karyotypes summarized for all South American species by Andrades-Miranda et al. (2001 a). The 18 species recognized here generally observe the preliminary review of Carleton and Musser (1989), as amplified by later descriptions. A tally of 25-30 species remains probable as extrapolated from the following observations: the Andean complex has yet to be critically addressed; definition of O. fulvescens sensu stricto and its valid synonyms is still lacking; investigations continue to list many Oligoryzomys as species indeterminate (e.g., Anderson, 1997; Andrades-Miranda et al., 2001 a; Carleton and Musser, 1989). Inclusion of vouchered material from type localities will prove crucial to advancing comprehension of specific diversity and stabilizing nomenclatural usage within the genus.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1139, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535