Transitional colilargo

Transitional colilargo

Intermediate lesser grass mouse

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Microakodontomys transitorius

The transitional colilargo (Microakodontomys transitorius ) also known as the intermediate lesser grass mouse, is a species of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini known only from two individuals found in the Federal District of Brazil. Although described as a link between oryzomyine and akodontine rodents and placed in its own genus, Microakodontomys, Weksler and coworkers dismissed it as an aberrant Oligoryzomys.

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References

1. Transitional colilargo Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_colilargo
2. Transitional colilargo on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136468/22333946

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