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Sooretamys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cricetidae

Tribe
  
Oryzomyini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodent

Class
  
Mammalia

Subfamily
  
Sigmodontinae

Scientific name
  
Sooretamys angouya

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Sooretamys Weksler et al. 2006

Similar
  
Euryoryzomys, Rodent, Euryoryzomys russatus, Nectomys, Gray Rice Rat

Sooretamys angouya, also known as the rat-headed rice rat, and Paraguayan rice rat, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay in forested areas within the Atlantic Forest and cerrado. Since 2006, it has been classified as the only species in the genus Sooretamys; previously, it was included in the genus Oryzomys. Its taxonomic history has been complex, with the names Oryzomys angouya, Oryzomys buccinatus, and Oryzomys ratticeps in use for various parts of the species at different times. Some variation in its karyotype has been reported, with 2n = 80 to 82 and FN = 88 to 90.

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.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1145. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
  • Percequillo, C.; Weksler, M.; Pardinas, U.; D'Elia, G.; Teta, P.; Patterson, B. (2008). "Sooretamys angouya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T135161A4068985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135161A4068985.en. Retrieved 1 November 2016. 

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