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Genus of rodents

Oecomys
Skull shown on a black background. Viewed from above on the left, with text "6" next to it; viewed from below at the right, with text "6a".
Skull of Oecomys trinitatis from Corozal, Panama.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oecomys
Thomas, 1906
Type species
Rhipidomys benevolens
Species

Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.

References

  1. Saldanha, Juliane; Semedo, Thiago Borges Fernandes; de Mendonça, Ravena Fernanda Braga; et al. (2023). "Unveiling hidden diversity of Oecomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Brazilian Central Amazonia: description of a new species and new lineages". Systematics and Biodiversity. 21 (1): 4. doi:10.1080/14772000.2023.2259037.
  2. Carleton et al., 2009
  3. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Literature cited

Species of tribe Oryzomyini (rice rats)
Aegialomys
Agathaeromys
Amphinectomys
Carletonomys
Cerradomys
Drymoreomys
Eremoryzomys
Euryoryzomys
Handleyomys
Holochilus
Hylaeamys
Lundomys
Megalomys
Melanomys
Microakodontomys
Microryzomys
Mindomys
Neacomys
Nectomys
Nephelomys
Nesoryzomys
Noronhomys
Oecomys
Oligoryzomys
Oreoryzomys
Oryzomys
Pennatomys
Pseudoryzomys
Reigomys
Scolomys
Sigmodontomys
Sooretamys
Transandinomys
Zygodontomys
Incertae sedis
Myomorpha
Myomorpha
Anomalomyidae
Dipodoidea
Dipodidae
Allactaginae
Cardiocraniinae
Dipodinae
Dipodini
Paradipodini
Euchoreutinae
Simimyidae
Sminthidae
Zapodidae
Muroidea
Armintomyidae
Platacanthomyidae
Spalacidae
Myospalacinae
Rhizomyinae
Spalacinae
Eumuroida
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Allactaga elater Cardiocranius paradoxus
Eumuroida
Calomyscidae
Cricetidae
Arvicolinae
Arvicolini
Clethrionomyini
Dicrostonychini
Ellobiusini
Lagurini
Lemmini
Microtini
Ondatrini
Pliophenacomyini
Pliomyini
Cricetinae
Democricetodontinae
Neotominae
Baiomyini
Neotomini
Ochrotomyini
Reithrodontomyini
Sigmodontinae
Oryzomyalia
Abrotrichini
Akodontini
Ozyzomyini
Phyllotini
Thomasomyini
Wiedomyini
Sigmodontalia
Ichthyomyini
Sigmodontini
Tylomyinae
Nyctomyini
Tylomyini
Muridae
Deomyinae
Gerbillinae
Desmodilliscini
Gerbillini
Gerbillurini
Taterillini
Leimacomyinae
Lophiomyinae
Murinae
Apodemini
Arvicanthini
Hapalomyini
Hydromyini
Malacomyini
Millardini
Murini
Otomyini
Phloeomyini
Praomyini
Rattini
Vandeleurini
Pseudocricetodontinae
Nesomyidae
Cricetomyinae
Delanymyinae
Dendromurinae
Mystromyinae
Nesomyinae
Petromyscinae
Peromyscus pembertoni

Cricetus cricetus Malpaisomys insularis Canariomys bravoi Canarios tamarani

Apomys gracilirostris
Taxon identifiers
Oecomys


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