Oecomys paricola

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Oecomys Higher classification Oecomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Oecomys paricola Rank Species
Similar MacConnell's Rice Rat, Oecomys, Oecomys concolor

Oecomys paricola, also known as the Brazilian oecomys, Brazilian arboreal rice rat, or South Amazonian arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in central Brazil south of the Amazon, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest.

Literature cited

Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X

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

Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C., Weksler, M., Costa, L. and Catzeflis, F. 2008. Oecomys paricola. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 30, 2009.

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