Oecomys flavicans

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Oecomys Higher classification Oecomys People also search for Oecomys speciosus		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Oecomys flavicans Rank Species

Oecomys flavicans, also known as the tawny oecomys or yellow arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the mountains of northwestern Venezuela and nearby Colombia.

Literature cited

Gómez-Laverde, M. and Rivas, B. 2008. Oecomys flavicans. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 30, 2009.

Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0

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