Oecomys speciosus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Savanna 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

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.

Original name as described

Oryzomys speciosus

Other common names

Arboreal Rice Rat · Savanna Oecomys

Type material

AMNH MO-4672, AMNH MS-5942

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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