Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Mus rufus

Synonyms: Mus rutilans Olfers 1818, Oxymycterus rutilans Olfers 1818

Belongs to Oxymycterus according to A. D. Vitullo et al. 1986

See also Bargo et al. 2000 and Miller and Anderson 1977

Sister taxa: Oxymycterus akodontius, Oxymycterus cosmodus, Oxymycterus impexus, Oxymycterus nasutus, Oxymycterus paramensis, Oxymycterus roberti, Oxymycterus wayku

Subtaxa: Oxymycterus rufus platensis

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Ecology: semifossorial herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 2.35, humerus diameter 2.30, radius diameter 0.900, tibia diameter 2.40

Estimated body mass: 140.4 g based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oxymycterus rufus in the database

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