Oryzomys couesi
(Alston, 1877)
Coues's 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
Authority citation
Alston, E.R. 1877-04. On two new species of Hesperomys.. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):755-757.
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Original name as described
Hesperomys couesi
Other common names
Coues's Oryzomys · Coues's Rice Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1875.2.26.15
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Belize · Colombia · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(TX)
Distribution references
Solari, S., Cifuentes-Acevedo, S. and Aramendiz-Macías, L.M. 2026. New records of Oryzomys couesi (Alston, 1877) (Cricetidae, Rodentia) in Colombia, with remarks on its taxonomy, morphology, and geographic distribution. Check List 22(1):22-30. doi:10.15560/22.1.22
Taxonomy notes
previously included O. albiventer and O. antillarum
Taxonomy notes citation
Carleton, M.D. and 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. doi:10.1206/582-3.1 · Hanson, J.D., Indorf, J.L., Swier, V.J. and Bradley, R.D. 2010. Molecular divergence within the Oryzomys palustris complex: evidence for multiple species. Journal of Mammalogy 91(2):336-347. doi:10.1644/08-MAMM-A-342.1 · González-Ruiz, N., Ramírez-Pulido, J., Jiménez-Gutiérrez, A.R. and Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2024. Rediscovery of Oryzomys fulgens: implications for the taxonomy of Oryzomys. Therya 15(2):230-241. doi:10.12933/therya-24-5768
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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