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Robert's arboreal rice rat

Oecomys roberti (Thomas, 1904)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRobert's arboreal rice rat
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese罗氏树稻鼠
Scientific nameOecomys roberti (Thomas, 1904)

About this species

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

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae
GenusOecomys

In Suriname

10Records in Suriname
1903First record
1961Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para5
  • Sipaliwini1

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

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