Oecomys roberti

Oecomys roberti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Oecomys
Species: O. roberti
Binomial name
Oecomys roberti
Thomas, 1904

Oecomys roberti, also known as Robert's oecomys[2] or Robert's arboreal rice rat,[1] is a rodent species from South America in the genus Oecomys. It has a broad distribution in Amazonia, being found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Costa et al., 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

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