Euryoryzomys russatus

Russet Rice Rat
	Holotype partial cranium of Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887, a junior synonym.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Euryoryzomys
Species:	E. russatus
Binomial name
	Euryoryzomys russatus; (Wagner, 1848)
Synonyms
	Calomys coronatus Winge, 1887; Oryzomys intermedius (Leche, 1886); Oryzomys kelloggi Avila-Pires, 1959; Oryzomys russatus (Wagner, 1848)

The Russet Rice Rat (Euryoryzomys russatus) is a rodent species from South America. 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.

References

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Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Weksler, M. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. 3537. New York: American Museum of Natural History: 1–29. ISSN 0003-0082. Retrieved 2009-04-25. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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