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Oryzomys dimidiatus

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741:, taken in 1904, the second, from the specimen taken in 1966): head and body length 125 and 118 mm (4.9 and 4.6 in), tail length 115 and 110 mm (4.5 and 4.3 in), hindfoot length 27 and 28 mm (1.1 and 1.1 in), ear length 13 and 15 mm (0.51 and 0.59 in), skull length 29.8 and 29.0 mm (1.17 and 1.14 in). The 1966 specimen weighed 46.0 g (1.62 oz) and had testes 11 mm (0.43 in) long; these measurements were not recorded in the 1904 specimen. Reid, who mentioned the third specimen, reported a maximum head and body length of 128 mm (5.0 in), tail length of 150 mm (5.9 in), hindfoot length of 31 mm (1.2 in), and ear length of 19 mm (0.75 in). 79: 54: 211: 628: 682:
are reduced or absent. The tail is about as long as the head and body and contains about 15 rings per centimeter. It is slightly darker (grayish) above than below (whitish), but the difference in color is much less pronounced than in
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A second specimen was obtained in 1966 and the find was published in 1971 by Hugh Genoways and Knox Jones, who noted that the species is closely similar to
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in southeastern Nicaragua. The first, an old male, was collected on November 5, 1904, in a banana plantation with very moist red clay on the
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line extends from the sides to the inner sides of the hindlegs. The underparts are grayish, contrasting with the buffy underparts of
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Thomas, 1905, p. 586; Genoways and Jones, 1971, p. 833; Sánchez et al., 2001, pp. 209–210; Reid, 2009, p. 207
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section remain unclear and it is likely that the current classification underestimates the true diversity of the group.
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Hershkovitz, P. (1970). "Supplementary Notes on Neotropical Oryzomys Dimidiatus and Oryzomys Hammondi (Cricetinae)".
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Measurements for the first two known examples are as follows (in each case, the first measurement given is from the
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in 1948. He remarked that it was an especially distinctive member of that genus, and hence classified it in its own
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Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.).
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Genoways and Jones, 1971, p. 833; Musser and Carleton, 2005, pp. 1125, 1141, 1147, 1175
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After examining the holotype in London, Hershkovitz instead placed the species in the genus
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Hershkovitz, P. (1944). "A systematic review of the Neotropical water rats of the genus
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and also includes six other species with more limited and peripheral distributions.
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The first known specimen was obtained by W.G. Palmer in 1904 and the next year,
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Voss, R.S. (1991). "An introduction to the neotropical muroid rodent genus
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and finally recognized as closely related to other species now placed in
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With a head and body length of 110 to 128 mm (4.3 to 5.0 in),
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Duff and Lawson, 2004, p. 54; Jones and Engstrom, 1986, p. 12
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overviews in the next decades, including a 1944 review of the genus by
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Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico
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Complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Western Mexico".
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or "divided in the middle rice rat" derives respectively from the
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Sánchez H., J.; Ochoa G., J.; Voss, R.S. (2001). "Rediscovery of
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Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference
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is known from three specimens collected in the lowlands of the
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section, which is centered on the widespread Central American
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from the genus, because they are not closely related to the
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Carleton, M.D.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2009). "Review of the
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Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University
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is now recognized as one of eight species in the genus
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upon its discovery, it was later classified in its own
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in external anatomy, it is otherwise similar to the
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Weksler et al., 2006, table 1, footnote e
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Oxford University Press US. 1218:Timm and Reid, 2008; Reid, 2009, p. 207 1390: 1365: 1340: 726:species, but the front cusps of the upper ( 1712: 1698: 1282: 469:, but did not think it closely related to 209: 52: 1671: 1615: 1441: 871: 650:is a medium-sized rice rat, smaller than 1591: 1017: 1015: 1005: 1003: 800:. The third was caught at a stream near 626: 1205: 1203: 1160:. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. 988:Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1144 975: 973: 916:Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1148 754:South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 706:(perforations of the front part of the 345:, spending some time in the water. Its 14: 3496: 1573:Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1542: 1230: 1060: 1042: 1033: 982: 963: 961: 933: 931: 894: 892: 890: 698:without conspicuous ridges on it. The 3310: 3309: 1693: 1012: 1009:Genoways and Jones, 1971, p. 433 1000: 949: 804:. Reid suggested that the species is 228:(red and yellow) in Central America. 3504:IUCN Red List data deficient species 1624: 1490: 1471: 1420:Jones, J.K.; Engstrom, M.D. (1986). 1302:Genoways, H.H.; Jones, J.K. (1971). 1200: 1197:Jones and Engstrom, 1986, p. 13 1191: 1078: 1057:Jones and Engstrom, 1986, p. 12 1051: 1024: 970: 819:assessed the conservation status of 619:"halve, divide in two equal parts". 445:. Hershkovitz also noted that while 1603:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1242: 991: 958: 928: 887: 859:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 745:Distribution, ecology, and behavior 322:, which occurs in the same region. 24: 1422:"Synopsis of the rice rats (genus 1069: 940: 901: 25: 3540: 1285:Mammals of the World: A checklist 955:Hershkovitz, 1948, pp. 54–55 421:Oryzomys (Micronectomys) borreroi 367:British Museum of Natural History 77: 1221: 1212: 1182: 1173: 1151: 1129: 1087: 1141:An Elementary Latin Dictionary 979:Hershkovitz, 1970, p. 791 967:Hershkovitz, 1970, p. 792 919: 910: 678:on the digits and some of the 622: 615:"divided in the middle", from 13: 1: 3529:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas 1283:Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004). 946:Hershkovitz, 1944, p. 80 907:Hershkovitz, 1948, p. 55 830: 369:described this animal as the 794:, and the cottontail rabbit 512:and associated species like 381:. He placed it in the genus 7: 1592:Timm, R.; Reid, F. (2019). 1565:, with a Note on the Genus 1384:10.5479/si.00963801.3221.49 848:Timm, R.; Reid, F. (2019). 710:) extend between the first 579:is classified in the tribe 356: 10: 3545: 3524:Rodents of Central America 3509:Endemic fauna of Nicaragua 1528:10.1515/mamm.2001.65.2.205 1103: 1095: 670:. The hindfeet show small 349:is currently assessed as " 3514:Mammals described in 1905 3318: 3280: 3251: 3222: 3200: 3171: 3142: 3118: 3096: 3072: 2999: 2977: 2835: 2708: 2684: 2632: 2526: 2476: 2405: 2383: 2354: 2332: 2296: 2240: 2218: 2154: 2118: 2047: 1990: 1968: 1946: 1882: 1858: 1836: 1804: 1775: 1731: 1656:American Museum Novitates 1585:10.1080/03745480509442857 1543:Thomas, Oldfield (1905). 1084:Musser and Carleton, 2005 937:Thomas, 1905, p. 587 898:Thomas, 1905, p. 586 730:) and lower first molar ( 239: 232: 222:(yellow) and the related 217: 208: 189: 182: 74:Scientific classification 72: 50: 41: 34: 1545:"LXXX – New Neotropical 1443:10.5962/bhl.title.156590 1366:Hershkovitz, P. (1948). 1075:Weksler, 2006, p. 3 720:sphenopalatine vacuities 1209:Reid, 2009, p. 207 1119:A Greek–English Lexicon 1030:Reid, 1997, p. 204 797:Sylvilagus brasiliensis 785:Oligoryzomys fulvescens 551:is further part of the 997:Voss, 1991, p. 46 644: 608:"mouse, rat", and the 1610:: e.T15594A22387864. 1138:. Charlton T. Lewis. 1110:Liddell, Henry George 866:: e.T15594A22387864. 779:Melanomys caliginosus 674:, but they lack long 630: 494:Zygodontomys brunneus 449:resembles a juvenile 3293:Ekbletomys hypenemus 1827:A. praeuniversitatis 1393:Journal of Mammalogy 1313:Journal of Mammalogy 1304:"Second Specimen of 690:Compared to that of 272:, also known as the 3350:Oryzomys dimidiatus 3320:Oryzomys dimidiatus 1596:Oryzomys dimidiatus 1306:Oryzomys dimidiatus 852:Oryzomys dimidiatus 821:Oryzomys dimidiatus 750:Oryzomys dimidiatus 716:mesopterygoid fossa 648:Oryzomys dimidiatus 595:Oryzomys dimidiatus 541:Oryzomys dimidiatus 473:. Six years later, 379:Nectomys dimidiatus 347:conservation status 327:Oryzomys dimidiatus 282:Nicaraguan rice rat 274:Nicaraguan oryzomys 269:Oryzomys dimidiatus 243:Nectomys dimidiatus 220:Oryzomys dimidiatus 193:Oryzomys dimidiatus 44:Conservation status 36:Oryzomys dimidiatus 18:Nicaraguan rice rat 1163:A Latin Dictionary 788:), the cotton rat 645: 641:O. dimidiatus 637:Oryzomys palustris 565:O. dimidiatus 549:O. dimidiatus 531:O. dimidiatus 506:O. dimidiatus 481:instead suggested 471:O. dimidiatus 459:Oryzomys palustris 447:O. dimidiatus 425:O. dimidiatus 397:Philip Hershkovitz 329:is a medium-sized 175:O. dimidiatus 3491: 3490: 3476:Open Tree of Life 3312:Taxon identifiers 3303: 3302: 1725: 1720:Species of tribe 1491:Reid, F. (2009). 1472:Reid, F. (1997). 791:Sigmodon hirsutus 704:incisive foramina 672:interdigital webs 527:O. palustris 510:O. palustris 502:O. palustris 278:Thomas's rice rat 265: 264: 259: 247: 67: 27:Nicaraguan rodent 16:(Redirected from 3536: 3484: 3483: 3471: 3470: 3458: 3457: 3445: 3444: 3432: 3431: 3419: 3418: 3406: 3405: 3393: 3392: 3380: 3379: 3367: 3366: 3354: 3353: 3352: 3339: 3338: 3337: 3307: 3306: 2911:O. longicaudatus 2335:Microakodontomys 1959:D. albimaculatus 1909:C. maracajuensis 1788:A. galapagoensis 1723: 1714: 1707: 1700: 1691: 1690: 1685: 1675: 1646: 1621: 1619: 1588: 1539: 1512:Oryzomys gorgasi 1506: 1487: 1468: 1447: 1445: 1416: 1387: 1362: 1337: 1298: 1279: 1243:Literature cited 1237: 1234: 1228: 1225: 1219: 1216: 1210: 1207: 1198: 1195: 1189: 1186: 1180: 1177: 1171: 1155: 1149: 1133: 1127: 1106: 1105: 1098: 1097: 1091: 1085: 1082: 1076: 1073: 1067: 1064: 1058: 1055: 1049: 1046: 1040: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1022: 1019: 1010: 1007: 998: 995: 989: 986: 980: 977: 968: 965: 956: 953: 947: 944: 938: 935: 926: 923: 917: 914: 908: 905: 899: 896: 885: 884: 882: 880: 875: 845: 639:) is similar to 483:O. borreroi 463:O. borreroi 312:, including the 254: 245: 213: 195: 82: 81: 61: 56: 55: 32: 31: 21: 3544: 3543: 3539: 3538: 3537: 3535: 3534: 3533: 3494: 3493: 3492: 3487: 3479: 3474: 3466: 3461: 3453: 3448: 3440: 3435: 3427: 3422: 3414: 3409: 3401: 3396: 3388: 3383: 3375: 3370: 3362: 3357: 3348: 3347: 3342: 3333: 3332: 3327: 3314: 3304: 3299: 3276: 3247: 3218: 3196: 3167: 3138: 3114: 3092: 3068: 2995: 2973: 2918:O. magellanicus 2831: 2819:O. sydandersoni 2704: 2680: 2628: 2588:N. maculiventer 2522: 2472: 2401: 2379: 2350: 2345:M. transitorius 2328: 2292: 2236: 2214: 2181:H. megacephalus 2150: 2131:H. brasiliensis 2114: 2043: 1986: 1964: 1942: 1878: 1854: 1832: 1800: 1771: 1727: 1718: 1688: 1579:(90): 584–591. 1503: 1484: 1465: 1426:) of Nicaragua" 1405:10.2307/1378303 1378:(3221): 49–56. 1345:(Cricetinae)". 1326:10.2307/1378937 1295: 1268:10.1206/582-3.1 1252:Oryzomys couesi 1245: 1240: 1235: 1231: 1226: 1222: 1217: 1213: 1208: 1201: 1196: 1192: 1187: 1183: 1178: 1174: 1168:Perseus Project 1156: 1152: 1146:Perseus Project 1134: 1130: 1124:Perseus Project 1092: 1088: 1083: 1079: 1074: 1070: 1065: 1061: 1056: 1052: 1047: 1043: 1038: 1034: 1029: 1025: 1020: 1013: 1008: 1001: 996: 992: 987: 983: 978: 971: 966: 959: 954: 950: 945: 941: 936: 929: 924: 920: 915: 911: 906: 902: 897: 888: 878: 876: 846: 837: 833: 747: 700:zygomatic plate 625: 461:). He accepted 363:Oldfield Thomas 359: 319:Coues' rice rat 204: 197: 191: 178: 76: 68: 57: 53: 46: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3542: 3532: 3531: 3526: 3521: 3516: 3511: 3506: 3489: 3488: 3486: 3485: 3472: 3459: 3446: 3433: 3420: 3407: 3394: 3381: 3368: 3355: 3340: 3324: 3322: 3316: 3315: 3301: 3300: 3298: 3297: 3286: 3284: 3282:Incertae sedis 3278: 3277: 3275: 3274: 3267: 3259: 3257: 3249: 3248: 3246: 3245: 3238: 3230: 3228: 3225:Transandinomys 3220: 3219: 3217: 3216: 3208: 3206: 3198: 3197: 3195: 3194: 3187: 3179: 3177: 3169: 3168: 3166: 3165: 3162:S. ucayalensis 3158: 3150: 3148: 3140: 3139: 3137: 3136: 3127: 3125: 3116: 3115: 3113: 3112: 3104: 3102: 3094: 3093: 3091: 3090: 3081: 3079: 3070: 3069: 3067: 3066: 3059: 3052: 3044: 3037: 3030: 3023: 3015: 3007: 3005: 2997: 2996: 2994: 2993: 2985: 2983: 2975: 2974: 2972: 2971: 2963: 2956: 2949: 2942: 2935: 2928: 2921: 2914: 2907: 2900: 2893: 2886: 2879: 2872: 2865: 2858: 2851: 2843: 2841: 2833: 2832: 2830: 2829: 2822: 2815: 2808: 2801: 2794: 2787: 2780: 2773: 2766: 2759: 2752: 2745: 2738: 2731: 2724: 2716: 2714: 2706: 2705: 2703: 2702: 2693: 2691: 2682: 2681: 2679: 2678: 2671: 2668:N. narboroughi 2664: 2661:N. fernandinae 2657: 2649: 2640: 2638: 2630: 2629: 2627: 2626: 2619: 2612: 2605: 2598: 2591: 2584: 2577: 2570: 2563: 2556: 2549: 2542: 2539:N. albigularis 2534: 2532: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2520: 2513: 2506: 2499: 2492: 2484: 2482: 2474: 2473: 2471: 2470: 2463: 2456: 2449: 2442: 2435: 2428: 2421: 2413: 2411: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2391: 2389: 2381: 2380: 2378: 2377: 2370: 2362: 2360: 2352: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2340: 2338: 2330: 2329: 2327: 2326: 2319: 2312: 2309:M. caliginosus 2304: 2302: 2294: 2293: 2291: 2290: 2282: 2274: 2271:M. desmarestii 2266: 2258: 2249: 2247: 2238: 2237: 2235: 2234: 2226: 2224: 2216: 2215: 2213: 2212: 2205: 2198: 2191: 2184: 2177: 2170: 2162: 2160: 2152: 2151: 2149: 2148: 2141: 2134: 2126: 2124: 2116: 2115: 2113: 2112: 2105: 2098: 2091: 2084: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2055: 2053: 2045: 2044: 2042: 2041: 2034: 2027: 2024:E. macconnelli 2020: 2013: 2006: 1998: 1996: 1988: 1987: 1985: 1984: 1976: 1974: 1966: 1965: 1963: 1962: 1954: 1952: 1944: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1890: 1888: 1880: 1879: 1877: 1876: 1867: 1865: 1856: 1855: 1853: 1852: 1844: 1842: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1830: 1822: 1813: 1811: 1802: 1801: 1799: 1798: 1795:A. xanthaeolus 1791: 1783: 1781: 1773: 1772: 1770: 1769: 1763: 1757: 1751: 1745: 1739: 1732: 1729: 1728: 1717: 1716: 1709: 1702: 1694: 1687: 1686: 1658:(3537): 1–29. 1647: 1622: 1589: 1540: 1522:(2): 205–214. 1507: 1501: 1488: 1482: 1469: 1463: 1448: 1417: 1399:(4): 789–794. 1388: 1363: 1338: 1320:(4): 833–834. 1299: 1293: 1280: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1238: 1229: 1220: 1211: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1172: 1150: 1128: 1086: 1077: 1068: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1023: 1011: 999: 990: 981: 969: 957: 948: 939: 927: 918: 909: 900: 886: 834: 832: 829: 825:Data Deficient 774:O. couesi 746: 743: 702:is broad. The 685:O. couesi 668:O. couesi 664:O. couesi 656:O. couesi 652:O. couesi 633:marsh rice rat 624: 621: 573:O. couesi 561:O. couesi 557:O. couesi 553:O. couesi 515:O. couesi 475:Alfred Gardner 455:marsh rice rat 358: 355: 351:Data Deficient 339:O. couesi 314:marsh rice rat 288:in the family 263: 262: 261: 260: 248: 237: 236: 230: 229: 225:O. couesi 215: 214: 206: 205: 198: 187: 186: 180: 179: 172: 170: 166: 165: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 88: 84: 83: 70: 69: 59:Data Deficient 51: 48: 47: 42: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3541: 3530: 3527: 3525: 3522: 3520: 3517: 3515: 3512: 3510: 3507: 3505: 3502: 3501: 3499: 3482: 3477: 3473: 3469: 3464: 3460: 3456: 3451: 3447: 3443: 3438: 3434: 3430: 3425: 3421: 3417: 3412: 3408: 3404: 3399: 3395: 3391: 3386: 3382: 3378: 3373: 3369: 3365: 3360: 3356: 3351: 3345: 3341: 3336: 3330: 3326: 3325: 3323: 3321: 3317: 3313: 3308: 3296: 3294: 3288: 3287: 3285: 3283: 3279: 3273: 3272: 3268: 3266: 3265: 3264:Z. brevicauda 3261: 3260: 3258: 3256: 3255: 3250: 3244: 3243: 3242:T. talamancae 3239: 3237: 3236: 3232: 3231: 3229: 3227: 3226: 3221: 3215: 3214: 3210: 3209: 3207: 3205: 3204: 3199: 3193: 3192: 3188: 3186: 3185: 3181: 3180: 3178: 3176: 3175: 3174:Sigmodontomys 3170: 3164: 3163: 3159: 3157: 3156: 3152: 3151: 3149: 3147: 3146: 3141: 3135: 3134: 3133:R. primigenus 3129: 3128: 3126: 3124: 3123: 3117: 3111: 3110: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3101: 3100: 3099:Pseudoryzomys 3095: 3089: 3088: 3083: 3082: 3080: 3078: 3077: 3071: 3065: 3064: 3063:O. peninsulae 3060: 3058: 3057: 3056:O. palustris 3053: 3051: 3050: 3045: 3043: 3042: 3038: 3036: 3035: 3034:O. dimidiatus 3031: 3029: 3028: 3024: 3022: 3021: 3020:O. antillarum 3016: 3014: 3013: 3012:O. albiventer 3009: 3008: 3006: 3004: 3003: 2998: 2992: 2991: 2987: 2986: 2984: 2982: 2981: 2976: 2970: 2969: 2964: 2962: 2961: 2957: 2955: 2954: 2953:O. stramineus 2950: 2948: 2947: 2943: 2941: 2940: 2936: 2934: 2933: 2929: 2927: 2926: 2922: 2920: 2919: 2915: 2913: 2912: 2908: 2906: 2905: 2901: 2899: 2898: 2897:O. fulvescens 2894: 2892: 2891: 2887: 2885: 2884: 2883:O. flavescens 2880: 2878: 2877: 2876:O. destructor 2873: 2871: 2870: 2869:O. chacoensis 2866: 2864: 2863: 2859: 2857: 2856: 2852: 2850: 2849: 2845: 2844: 2842: 2840: 2839: 2834: 2828: 2827: 2826:O. trinitatis 2823: 2821: 2820: 2816: 2814: 2813: 2809: 2807: 2806: 2802: 2800: 2799: 2795: 2793: 2792: 2788: 2786: 2785: 2781: 2779: 2778: 2774: 2772: 2771: 2767: 2765: 2764: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2753: 2751: 2750: 2746: 2744: 2743: 2739: 2737: 2736: 2735:O. catherinae 2732: 2730: 2729: 2725: 2723: 2722: 2721:O. auyantepui 2718: 2717: 2715: 2713: 2712: 2707: 2701: 2700: 2695: 2694: 2692: 2690: 2689: 2683: 2677: 2676: 2672: 2670: 2669: 2665: 2663: 2662: 2658: 2656: 2655: 2654:N. indefessus 2650: 2648: 2647: 2642: 2641: 2639: 2637: 2636: 2631: 2625: 2624: 2620: 2618: 2617: 2616:N. pectoralis 2613: 2611: 2610: 2606: 2604: 2603: 2599: 2597: 2596: 2595:N. meridensis 2592: 2590: 2589: 2585: 2583: 2582: 2578: 2576: 2575: 2571: 2569: 2568: 2564: 2562: 2561: 2557: 2555: 2554: 2550: 2548: 2547: 2546:N. auriventer 2543: 2541: 2540: 2536: 2535: 2533: 2531: 2530: 2525: 2519: 2518: 2514: 2512: 2511: 2507: 2505: 2504: 2500: 2498: 2497: 2493: 2491: 2490: 2486: 2485: 2483: 2481: 2480: 2475: 2469: 2468: 2464: 2462: 2461: 2457: 2455: 2454: 2450: 2448: 2447: 2443: 2441: 2440: 2436: 2434: 2433: 2429: 2427: 2426: 2422: 2420: 2419: 2415: 2414: 2412: 2410: 2409: 2404: 2398: 2397: 2393: 2392: 2390: 2388: 2387: 2382: 2376: 2375: 2371: 2369: 2368: 2367:M. altissimus 2364: 2363: 2361: 2359: 2358: 2353: 2347: 2346: 2342: 2341: 2339: 2337: 2336: 2331: 2325: 2324: 2320: 2318: 2317: 2316:M. robustulus 2313: 2311: 2310: 2306: 2305: 2303: 2301: 2300: 2295: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2281: 2280: 2275: 2273: 2272: 2267: 2265: 2264: 2263:M. curazensis 2259: 2257: 2256: 2251: 2250: 2248: 2246: 2245: 2239: 2233: 2232: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2223: 2222: 2217: 2211: 2210: 2206: 2204: 2203: 2199: 2197: 2196: 2195:H. perenensis 2192: 2190: 2189: 2185: 2183: 2182: 2178: 2176: 2175: 2171: 2169: 2168: 2164: 2163: 2161: 2159: 2158: 2153: 2147: 2146: 2142: 2140: 2139: 2135: 2133: 2132: 2128: 2127: 2125: 2123: 2122: 2117: 2111: 2110: 2109:H. saturatior 2106: 2104: 2103: 2099: 2097: 2096: 2092: 2090: 2089: 2085: 2083: 2082: 2078: 2076: 2075: 2071: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2062: 2061: 2057: 2056: 2054: 2052: 2051: 2046: 2040: 2039: 2035: 2033: 2032: 2028: 2026: 2025: 2021: 2019: 2018: 2014: 2012: 2011: 2007: 2005: 2004: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1995: 1994: 1989: 1983: 1982: 1978: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1972: 1967: 1961: 1960: 1956: 1955: 1953: 1951: 1950: 1945: 1939: 1938: 1934: 1932: 1931: 1927: 1925: 1924: 1920: 1918: 1917: 1913: 1911: 1910: 1906: 1904: 1903: 1899: 1897: 1896: 1892: 1891: 1889: 1887: 1886: 1881: 1875: 1874: 1869: 1868: 1866: 1864: 1863: 1857: 1851: 1850: 1846: 1845: 1843: 1841: 1840: 1839:Amphinectomys 1835: 1829: 1828: 1823: 1821: 1820: 1815: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1809: 1803: 1797: 1796: 1792: 1790: 1789: 1785: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1779: 1774: 1768: 1767:Sigmodontinae 1764: 1762: 1758: 1756: 1752: 1750: 1746: 1744: 1740: 1738: 1734: 1733: 1730: 1726: 1715: 1710: 1708: 1703: 1701: 1696: 1695: 1692: 1683: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1665: 1661: 1657: 1653: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1636: 1632: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1609: 1605: 1604: 1599: 1597: 1590: 1586: 1582: 1578: 1574: 1570: 1568: 1564: 1560: 1556: 1552: 1548: 1541: 1537: 1533: 1529: 1525: 1521: 1517: 1513: 1508: 1504: 1502:9780195343229 1498: 1494: 1489: 1485: 1483:9780195064018 1479: 1475: 1470: 1466: 1464:9780801882210 1460: 1456: 1455: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1435: 1431: 1427: 1425: 1418: 1414: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1394: 1389: 1385: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1369: 1364: 1360: 1359:2027.42/56303 1356: 1352: 1348: 1344: 1339: 1335: 1331: 1327: 1323: 1319: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1307: 1300: 1296: 1290: 1286: 1281: 1277: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1253: 1248: 1247: 1233: 1224: 1215: 1206: 1204: 1194: 1185: 1176: 1169: 1165: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1147: 1143: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1125: 1121: 1120: 1115: 1114:Scott, Robert 1111: 1107: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1072: 1063: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1027: 1018: 1016: 1006: 1004: 994: 985: 976: 974: 964: 962: 952: 943: 934: 932: 922: 913: 904: 895: 893: 891: 874: 869: 865: 861: 860: 855: 853: 844: 842: 840: 835: 828: 826: 822: 818: 817:IUCN Red List 813: 811: 807: 803: 799: 798: 793: 792: 787: 786: 781: 780: 775: 771: 767: 763: 759: 758:Río Escondido 755: 751: 742: 740: 735: 733: 729: 725: 721: 717: 713: 709: 705: 701: 697: 693: 688: 686: 681: 677: 676:tufts of hair 673: 669: 665: 661: 657: 653: 649: 642: 638: 634: 629: 620: 618: 614: 611: 607: 603: 600: 596: 592: 590: 586: 585:Sigmodontinae 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 536: 532: 528: 525: 521: 517: 516: 511: 507: 503: 498: 496: 495: 490: 489: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 439:Micronectomys 436: 435: 430: 429:Micronectomys 426: 422: 418: 417:Micronectomys 414: 413:Micronectomys 411: 407: 406: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 385: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 354: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 323: 321: 320: 315: 311: 307: 306: 301: 297: 296: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 270: 257: 252: 249: 244: 241: 240: 238: 235: 231: 227: 226: 221: 216: 212: 207: 202: 196: 194: 188: 185: 184:Binomial name 181: 177: 176: 171: 168: 167: 164: 163: 159: 156: 155: 152: 151:Sigmodontinae 149: 146: 145: 142: 139: 136: 135: 132: 129: 126: 125: 122: 119: 116: 115: 112: 109: 106: 105: 102: 99: 96: 95: 92: 89: 86: 85: 80: 75: 71: 65: 60: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 3319: 3290: 3269: 3262: 3254:Zygodontomys 3252: 3240: 3235:T. bolivaris 3233: 3223: 3211: 3201: 3191:S. aphrastus 3189: 3182: 3172: 3160: 3153: 3143: 3131: 3120: 3107: 3097: 3085: 3074: 3061: 3055: 3047: 3039: 3033: 3032: 3025: 3018: 3010: 3000: 2990:O. balneator 2988: 2978: 2966: 2958: 2951: 2946:O. rupestris 2944: 2937: 2930: 2923: 2916: 2909: 2904:O. griseolus 2902: 2895: 2888: 2881: 2874: 2867: 2860: 2853: 2846: 2838:Oligoryzomys 2836: 2824: 2817: 2810: 2805:O. speciosus 2803: 2796: 2789: 2782: 2775: 2768: 2761: 2756:O. flavicans 2754: 2747: 2740: 2733: 2726: 2719: 2709: 2699:N. vespuccii 2697: 2686: 2673: 2666: 2659: 2652: 2644: 2633: 2623:N. pirrensis 2621: 2614: 2607: 2600: 2593: 2586: 2579: 2572: 2565: 2558: 2553:N. caracolus 2551: 2544: 2537: 2527: 2517:N. squamipes 2515: 2508: 2501: 2494: 2487: 2477: 2465: 2458: 2451: 2444: 2437: 2430: 2423: 2416: 2406: 2394: 2384: 2372: 2365: 2357:Microryzomys 2355: 2343: 2333: 2321: 2314: 2307: 2297: 2285: 2279:M. georginae 2277: 2269: 2261: 2253: 2242: 2229: 2219: 2207: 2200: 2193: 2186: 2179: 2172: 2165: 2155: 2143: 2138:H. chacarius 2136: 2129: 2119: 2107: 2102:H. rostratus 2100: 2093: 2088:H. melanotis 2086: 2079: 2072: 2065: 2058: 2048: 2036: 2029: 2022: 2015: 2008: 2001: 1993:Euryoryzomys 1991: 1979: 1971:Eremoryzomys 1969: 1957: 1947: 1935: 1930:C. subflavus 1928: 1921: 1914: 1907: 1902:C. langguthi 1900: 1893: 1883: 1871: 1862:Carletonomys 1860: 1847: 1837: 1825: 1817: 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Index

Nicaraguan rice rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Sigmodontinae
Oryzomys
Binomial name
Thomas
Map of Central America, marked yellow in southeastern Nicaragua and red elsewhere
O. couesi
Synonyms
Hershkovitz
rodent
Cricetidae
Nectomys
subgenus
Oryzomys
marsh rice rat
Coues' rice rat
rice rat
buffy
semiaquatic

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