Oecomys paricola
| Oecomys paricola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Oecomys |
| Species: | O. paricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Oecomys paricola Thomas, 1904 | |
Oecomys paricola, also known as the Brazilian oecomys,[2] Brazilian arboreal rice rat,[1] or South Amazonian arboreal rice rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in central Brazil south of the Amazon, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
- Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C., Weksler, M., Costa, L. and Catzeflis, F. 2008. Oecomys paricola. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 30, 2009.
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