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Oecomys phaeotis

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Oecomys phaeotis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oecomys
Species:
O. phaeotis
Binomial name
Oecomys phaeotis
(Thomas, 1901)

Oecomys phaeotis, also known as the dusky arboreal rice rat[1] or dusky oecomys,[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pacheco and Solari, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

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. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 2, 2009.


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