Oecomys speciosus
| Oecomys speciosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Oecomys |
| Species: | O. speciosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oecomys speciosus (J.A. Allen and Chapman, 1893) | |
Oecomys speciosus, also known as the savannah oecomys,[2] arboreal rice rat,[1] or Venezuelan arboreal rice rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It ranges over northeastern Colombia and much of Venezuela, including the island of Trinidad.[1] This rodent lives in tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest, including secondary forest and gallery forest, as well as in savanna habitat.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X
- Gómez-Laverde, M., Aguilera, M., Rivas, B., Ochoa, J., Woodman, N. and Emmons, L. 2008. Oecomys speciosus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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