Aegialomys xanthaeolus

Aegialomys xanthaeolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Aegialomys
Species:
A. xanthaeolus
Binomial name
Aegialomys xanthaeolus
(Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Oryzomys xanthaeolus Thomas, 1894
  • [Aegialomys] xanthaeolus: Weksler, Percequillo & Voss, 2006

Aegialomys xanthaeolus, also known as the yellowish oryzomys[2] or yellowish rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the genus Aegialomys in tribe Oryzomyini, which was not recognized as distinct from Oryzomys until 2006. It is found in coastal Ecuador and Peru. Though it is currently the only formally recognized mainland species of Aegialomys, at least one other exists.[3] The specific name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "xantheolus", without the second "a".

References

  1. 1 2 Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Aegialomys xanthaeolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15616A115128724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15616A22336341.en. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Oryzomys xanthaeolus". 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.
  3. ↑ Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A.R.; and Voss, R.S. (2006). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates (3537): 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815.

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