Jump to content

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Euryoryzomys macconnelli
A map showing the distribution of the different species of Euryoryzomys
Euryoryzomys distribution
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euryoryzomys
Species:
E. macconnelli
Binomial name
Euryoryzomys macconnelli
(Thomas, 1910)
Synonyms

Oryzomys macconnelli Thomas, 1910
Euryoryzomys macconelli: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

Euryoryzomys macconnelli, also known as MacConnell's rice rat[2] or MacConnell's oryzomys,[3] is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest.[1] It was formerly placed in the genus Oryzomys, as Oryzomys macconnelli,[3] but in 2006 it was reclassified as the type species of the new genus Euryoryzomys.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Euryoryzomys macconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15605A22329172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15605A22329172.en.
  2. ^ Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X.
  3. ^ a b Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
  4. ^ Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R.S. (2006). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. 3537. American Museum of Natural History: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:tngoor]2.0.co;2. hdl:2246/5815.