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Euryoryzomys
''Euryoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It includes seven species, which are distributed in South America. Until 2006, its members were included in the genus ''Oryzomys'', but they are not closely related to the type species of that genus, and therefore they were placed in a new genus. They are most closely related to genera like ''Hylaeamys'' and ''Transandinomys''; many members of these genera were previously placed in a single species, known as ''Oryzomys capito''. The genus name, ''Euryoryzomys'', combines the name "''Oryzomys''" with the Ancient Greek word ''eurus'' "broad", referring to the broad range in distribution of the genus. It includes the following species: * ''Euryoryzomys emmonsae'' (Musser, Carleton, Brothers & Gardner, 1998) * ''Euryoryzomys lamia'' (Thomas, 1901) * ''Euryoryzomys legatus'' (Thomas, 1925) * ''Euryoryzomys macconnelli'' (Thomas, 1910) * ''Euryoryzomys nitidus'' (Thomas, 1884) * ''Euryoryzomys russatus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euryoryzomys Emmonsae
''Euryoryzomys emmonsae'', also known as Emmons' rice rat or Emmons' oryzomys, is a rodent from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil in the genus ''Euryoryzomys'' of the family Cricetidae. Initially misidentified as ''Euryoryzomys macconnelli, E. macconnelli'' or ''Euryoryzomys nitidus, E. nitidus'', it was formally described in 1998. A rainforest species, it may be scansorial, climbing but also spending time on the ground. It lives only in a limited area south of the Amazon River in the state of Pará, a distribution that is apparently unique among the muroid rodents of the region. ''Euryoryzomys emmonsae'' is a relatively large rice rat, weighing , with a distinctly long tail and relatively long, tawny brown fur. The skull is slender and the incisive foramen, incisive foramina (openings in the bone of the palate) are broad. The animal has 80 chromosomes and its karyotype is similar to that of other ''Euryoryzomys''. Its conservation status is assessed as "Data Deficient", b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |