| Taxon | Oecomys |
|---|---|
| Authority | Thomas, 1906 |
| Type species | Rhipidomys benevolens |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision |
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]
References
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2023SyBio..2159037S. doi:10.1080/14772000.2023.2259037
- ^ Carleton et al., 2009
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Literature cited
- Carleton, M.D., Emmons, L.H. and Musser, G.G. 2009. A new species of the rodent genus Oecomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini) from eastern Bolivia, with emended definitions of O. concolor (Wagner) and O. mamorae (Thomas). American Museum Novitates 3661:1–32.