Oecomys speciosus
Oecomys speciosus, also known as the Savannah Oecomys,[2] Arboreal Rice Rat,[1] or Venezuelan Arboreal Rice Rat,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in open habitats from northeastern Colombia to much of Venezuela, including the island of Trinidad.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gómez-Laverde et al., 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 071366021X
- Gómez-Laverde, M., Aguilera, M., Rivas, B., Ochoa, J., Woodman, N. and Emmons, L. 2008. Oecomys speciosus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.
- Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000762.