Euryoryzomys lamia
Euryoryzomys lamia, also known as the buffy-sided oryzomys[2] or monster rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in central Brazil, where it lives in forest enclaves within the cerrado.[1] The species' known altitudinal range is from 700 to 900 m.[1] The main threats to its survival are the destruction and fragmentation of its forest habitat.[1]
| Euryoryzomys lamia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euryoryzomys |
| Species: | E. lamia |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryoryzomys lamia (Thomas, 1901) | |
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| Distribution of several Euryoryzomys species Euryoryzomys lamia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys lamia Thomas, 1901 | |
References
- Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Euryoryzomys lamia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T15602A739675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T15602A739675.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
Literature cited
- 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. 1149. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. New York: American Museum of Natural History (3537): 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 84088556.
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