Guianan Oecomys
Oecomys auyantepui
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
Oecomys auyantepui, qui a pour nom commun Souris arboricole des Guyanes, est une espèce sud-américaine de rongeurs de la famille des Cricetidae. Description Oecomys auyantepui a un pelage doux, dense et long (12 mm au milieu de la croupe), avec une démarcation entre le pelage dorsal et le pelage ventral. Le pelage dorsal est brun orangé, le pelage ventral est gris blanc.
Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan oecomys and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat, 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. It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest, found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m.
Oecomys es un género de roedores dentro de la tribu Oryzomyini de la familia Cricetidae. Viven en los árboles y se distribuyen a través de partes boscosas de América del Sur, y se extienden a Panamá y Trinidad. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes: Oecomys auyantepui Tate, 1939 Oecomys bicolor (Tomes, 1860) Oecomys catherinae Thomas, 1909 Oecomys cleberi Locks, 1981 Oecomys concolor (Wagner, 1845) Oecomys flavicans (Thomas, 1894) Oecomys mamorae (Thomas, 1906) Oecomys paricola (Thomas, 1904) Oecomys phaeotis (Thomas, 1901) Oecomys rex Thomas, 1910 Oecomys roberti (Thomas, 1904) Oecomys…
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