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big-headed rice rat
Euryoryzomys legatus
Euryoryzomys legatus, also known as the Tarija oryzomys or big-headed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It belongs to the genus Euryoryzomys, having previously been placed in Oryzomys. It is found in the eastern Andes of northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 74333.