Oecomys concolor

Oecomys concolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oecomys
Species:
O. concolor
Binomial name
Oecomys concolor
Wagner, 1845
Map of South America marked  green in southeastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, and northwestern  Brazil; red in a narrow strip in northeastern Bolivia; dark blue in much  of eastern Bolivia, much of Paraguay, and nearby Brazil; and light blue  in a small area in northeastern Argentina.
Distribution of Oecomys concolor (in green) and related species (red, Oecomys sydandersoni; dark blue, Oecomys mamorae; light blue, Oecomys close to O. mamorae).[2]

Oecomys concolor, also known as the unicolored oecomys,[3] unicolored rice rat,[1] or unicolored arboreal rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome, but its range is poorly documented; it has been recorded in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Costa, L.; Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M.; Langguth, A.; Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Oecomys concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T47766841A115399900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T47766841A22369742.en. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Carleton, Emmons & Musser 2009, p. fig. 6, p. 26.
  3. ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Oecomys concolor". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ↑ Carleton, Emmons & Musser 2009, p. fig. 6.

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