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Trinidad arboreal rice rat

Oecomys trinitatis (J.A.Allen & Chapman, 1893)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTrinidad arboreal rice rat
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese特立尼达树稻鼠
Scientific nameOecomys trinitatis (J.A.Allen & Chapman, 1893)

About this species

Oecomys trinitatis, also known as the long-furred oecomys, long-furred rice rat, Trinidad arboreal rice rat, or big arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. As currently constituted, it has a wide distribution in Central America and South America, being found in southern Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, much of Brazil, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae
GenusOecomys

In Suriname

17Records in Suriname
1959First record
1969Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para5
  • Marowijne1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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