Oecomys phaeotis

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Oecomys Higher classification Oecomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Oecomys phaeotis Rank Species
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Oecomys phaeotis, also known as the dusky arboreal rice rat or dusky oecomys, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of Peru, at 1500 to 2000 m altitude.

Literature cited

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

Pacheco, V. and Solari, S. 2008. Oecomys phaeotis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . Downloaded on December 2, 2009.

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