Oryzomys albiventer
C. H. Merriam, 1901
White-bellied Marsh 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 | : Oryzomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1901-07-26. Synopsis of the rice rats (genus Oryzomys) of the United States and Mexico. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:273-295.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873145Original name as described
Oryzomys albiventer
Other common names
White Venter Rice Rat
Type material
USNM:MAMM:82236
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f55faa8b-bf5c-4be2-abc6-12a85f927239Type locality
Ameca, 1220 m, Jalisco, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from O. couesi
Taxonomy notes citation
Carleton, M. D., & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2009). Review of the Oryzomys couesi complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in western Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331, 94-127.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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