Oecomys matogrossensis
Saldanha & R. V. Rossi, 2021
Mato Grosso 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
Authority citation
Saldanha, J. and Rossi, R.V. 2021-02-01. Integrative analysis supports a new species of the _Oecomys catherinae_ complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Amazonia. Journal of Mammalogy 102(1):69-89.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyaa145Original name as described
Oecomys matogrossensis
Other common names
Mato Grosso Oecomys
Type material
UFMT 4118
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Estância Santa Clara, Alta Floresta municipality, left bank of the Teles Pires River, tributary of the Tapajós River, Mato Grosso state, coordinates: 10°00′25″S, 56°02′17″W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on specimens previously attributed to O. catherinae
Taxonomy notes citation
Saldanha, J., & Rossi, R. V. (2021). Integrative analysis supports a new species of the Oecomys catherinae complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Amazonia. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(1), 69-89.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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