Oecomys

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Oecomys

Genus of rodents

Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae.[3] It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.[3]

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    Carleton et al., 2009
  3. [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.

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