Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
Le rat du riz, ou Oryzomys palustre, (Oryzomys palustris) est un rongeur semi-aquatique nord-américain de la famille des Cricétidés. Il fait partie des espèces appelées localement « rat des marais »[réf. nécessaire] et ne doit pas être confondu avec le rat des rizières (Rattus argentiventer).
The marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, from New Jersey and Kansas south to Florida and northeasternmost Tamaulipas, Mexico; its range previously extended further west and north, where it may have been a commensal in corn-cultivating communities.
La rata arrocera (Oryzomys palustris) es una especie de roedor de la familia Cricetidae. Distribución y hábitat Se encuentra únicamente en el sudeste de Estados Unidos. Su hábitat natural se compone de pantanos de tierras bajas subtropicales o tropicales, pastizales subtropicales o tropicales estacionalmente húmedos o inundados.
Distribution
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