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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euryoryzomys
Species:
E. lamia
Binomial name
Euryoryzomys lamia
(Thomas, 1901)
Distribution of several Euryoryzomys species     Euryoryzomys lamia
Synonyms

Oryzomys lamia Thomas, 1901
[Euryoryzomys] lamia Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

References

  1. Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Euryoryzomys lamia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2018: e.T15602A739675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T15602A739675.en. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited


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