Bolivar Rice Rat

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{\displaystyle } Transandinomys bolivaris, also known as the long-whiskered rice rat, is a rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in humid forest from northeastern Honduras to western Ecuador, up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft) above sea level. Since it was first described in 1901 from Ecuador, six scientific names have been introduced for it, but their common identity was not documented until 1998 and the species has long been known under the name Oryzomys bombycinus, described from Panama in 1912.

Oryzomys es un género de mamíferos roedores de la familia Cricetidae, llamados comúnmente ratones de arrozal por los estragos que producen en los campos de arroz. Historia natural Su vida se desarrolla en estrecha relación con el agua y nadan y se sumergen con facilidad. Habitan en zonas húmedas y pantanosas.