Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Oryzomys meridensis Thomas 1894 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 ) .