Oryzomys meridensis Thomas 1894

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1151

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scientific name	Oryzomys meridensis Thomas 1894
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Oryzomys meridensis Thomas 1894 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14: 351.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Mérida State, Mérida.

Vernacular Names: Merida Oryzomys.

Distribution: Sierra de Mérida, W Venezuela.

Discussion: Reallocated as a subspecies of O. albigularis by Cabrera (1961), but extensive chromosomal rearrangements suggest specific status ( Aguilera et al., 1995). Karyotypic and morphometric differentiation from Venzuelan populations identified as O. caracolus assessed by Aguilera et al. (1995) and Márquez et al. (2000); also see remarks under the latter. Nongeographic variation in crania and dentitions evaluated (as O. albigularis ) by Rivas and Pefaur (1999 b).