Oligoryzomys nigripes

Oligoryzomys nigripes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Species:
O. nigripes
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys nigripes
(Olfers, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Mus nigripes Olfers, 1818
  • Oryzomys delticola Thomas, 1917
  • Hesperomys eliurus Wagner, 1845
  • Hesperomys pygmaeus Wagner, 1845
  • Mus tarso nigro Fischer, 1814
  • Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) utiaritensis J.A. Allen, 1916

Oligoryzomys nigripes, also known as the black-footed colilargo or the black-footed pygmy rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. Oligoryzomys nigripes is a species that has been further divided into different sister taxa throughout history. It is found in different countries in South America. It is a large species with long ears, dark yellow to dark brown upperparts, sharply delimited from the whitish underparts, and often a pink girdle on the chest. This species of rat spends much of its life among the trees. The karyotype is 2n = 62, FNa = 78–82.