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The montane colilargo is an ochraceous-tawny colour with very little contrast between the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The tail is unicoloured and is at least 110 mm (4.3 in) long in the adult animal. The upper surfaces of the feet have dark markings, and the hind feet are relatively wide,
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389:"Superfamily Muroidea"
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280:Cordillera Occidental
210:forest small rice rat
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276:Cordillera de MĂ©rida
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182:Microryzomys minutus
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224:Cricetidae
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158:Species:
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232:Colombia
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120:Rodentia
110:Mammalia
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391:. In
190:Tomes
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607:IUCN
594:ITIS
555:GBIF
516:BOLD
447:ISBN
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407:ISBN
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