Oecomys auyantepui
Tate, 1939
Guianan Arboreal Rice Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Cricetidae |
Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
Genus | : Oecomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Tate, G.H.H. 1939-10-20. The mammals of the Guiana Region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 76(5):151-229.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1832Original name as described
Oecomys auyantepui
Other common names
Guianan Oecomys
Type material
AMNH M-131156
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"south slopes of Mt. Auyan-tepui, Caroni River [Bolívar], Venezuela, 3500 feet [= 1069 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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