Oecomys auyantepui

Oecomys auyantepui
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Oecomys
Species: O. auyantepui
Binomial name
Oecomys auyantepui
Tate, 1939

Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan Oecomys[2] and North Amazonian Arboreal Rice Rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Weksler and Bonvicino, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

Literature cited