CHACO COLILARGO Oligoryzomys chacoensis
The common Oligoryzomys west of the Rio Paraguay, in the Paraguayan Chaco. Like all Oligoryzomys the tail is long and slender, being clearly longer than the head and body.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM989PH) Adult, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM596PH) Adult found dead, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Hugo del Castillo August 2010).
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