Oryzomys lamia Thomas 1901

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 : 1149

Oryzomys lamia Thomas 1901

Oryzomys lamia Thomas 1901 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8: 528.

Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, along Rio Jordão, a small tributary of the Rio Paranaíba, 800 m.

Vernacular Names: Buffy-sided Oryzomys.

Distribution: Limited to Cerrado in Minas Gerais and Goiás states, C Brazil (see Bonvicino et al., 1998 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Considered vulnerable by Bonvicino et al. (1998 a).

Discussion: Retained as a species (e.g., Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Musser and Carleton, 1993) until reallocated to the synonymy of O. russatus by Musser et al. (1998). However, clear morphometric differentiation (Musser et al., 1998) and divergent karyotype (2n = 58, FN = 82; Bonvicino et al., 1998 a) from O. russatus (2n = 80, FN = 86; Silva et al., 2000) recommend specific recognition. Allied to O. intermedius (= O. russatus ) according to Thomas (1901 b) and with the O. nitidus group sensu Musser et al. (1998) .