Oecomys phaeotis

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Dusky 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

Thomas, O. 1901-02-01. New mammals from Peru and Bolivia, with a list of those recorded from the Inambari River, Upper Madre de Dios. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)7(38):178-190.

Original name as described

Rhipidomys phaeotis

Other common names

Dusky Oecomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Segrario, 13° 5' S., 70° 5' W., Upper Inambari, [Puno,] S.E. Peru. Alt. 1000 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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