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Brazilian arboreal rice rat

Oecomys paricola (Thomas, 1904)

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Names

EnglishBrazilian arboreal rice rat
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese巴西树稻鼠
Scientific nameOecomys paricola (Thomas, 1904)

About this species

Oecomys paricola, also known as the Brazilian oecomys, Brazilian arboreal rice rat, or South Amazonian arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in northeastern Peru as well as central Brazil south of the Amazon, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforests.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae
GenusOecomys

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1953First record
1961Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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