Euryoryzomys lamia
(O. Thomas, 1901)
Buffy-sided Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Euryoryzomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1901-12-01. On mammals obtained by Mr. Alphonse Robert on the Rio Jordäo, S. W. Minas Geraes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(48):526-536.
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Original name as described
Oryzomys lamia
Other common names
Monster Rice Rat · Buffy-sided Euryoryzomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1901.11.3.32
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Rio Jordão, in the district of Araguary, S.W. Minas Geraes [= Gerais], " Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Euryoryzomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R. and Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537:1-29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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