| Oecomys auyantepui | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oecomys |
| Species: | O. auyantepui
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oecomys auyantepui
Tate, 1939
| |
Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan oecomys [2] and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat, [3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, [4] and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil. [1] It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest, found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m. [1]
The nematode Guerrerostrongylus marginalis is an intestinal parasite of O. auyantepui. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Weksler and Bonvicino, 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
- ^ Catzeflis et al, 2014
-
^ Weirich, Jessica M.; Catzeflis, François; Jiménez, F. Agustín (2016).
"Guerrerostrongylus marginalis n. sp. (Trichostrongyloidea: Heligmonellidae) from the Guianan arboreal mouse (Oecomys auyantepui) from French Guiana". Parasite. 23: 9.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/2016009.
ISSN
1776-1042.
PMC
4783586.
PMID
26956220.
Literature cited
- Catzeflis F., Barrioz S., Szpigel JF, de Thoisy B. 2014. Marsupiaux et Rongeurs de Guyane. Édition Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, 128 p. ISBN 978-2-9502480-1-5.
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1137. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C.R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Oecomys auyantepui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136624A115210627. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
| Oecomys auyantepui | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oecomys |
| Species: | O. auyantepui
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oecomys auyantepui
Tate, 1939
| |
Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan oecomys [2] and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat, [3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, [4] and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil. [1] It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest, found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m. [1]
The nematode Guerrerostrongylus marginalis is an intestinal parasite of O. auyantepui. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Weksler and Bonvicino, 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
- ^ Catzeflis et al, 2014
-
^ Weirich, Jessica M.; Catzeflis, François; Jiménez, F. Agustín (2016).
"Guerrerostrongylus marginalis n. sp. (Trichostrongyloidea: Heligmonellidae) from the Guianan arboreal mouse (Oecomys auyantepui) from French Guiana". Parasite. 23: 9.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/2016009.
ISSN
1776-1042.
PMC
4783586.
PMID
26956220.
Literature cited
- Catzeflis F., Barrioz S., Szpigel JF, de Thoisy B. 2014. Marsupiaux et Rongeurs de Guyane. Édition Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, 128 p. ISBN 978-2-9502480-1-5.
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1137. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C.R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Oecomys auyantepui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136624A115210627. Retrieved 23 December 2019.