Foothill Arboreal Rice Rat
Encyclopedia
Oecomys superans, also known as the Large Oecomys or Foothill Arboreal Rice Rat, is a species of rodent
in the genus Oecomys
of family Cricetidae
. It is found along the eastern slope of the Andes
in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and east into Amazonia, including parts of Brazil. Its distribution is poorly known, and it may also occur further south, into Bolivia.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the genus Oecomys
Oecomys
Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.-Literature cited:...
of family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
. It is found along the eastern slope of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and east into Amazonia, including parts of Brazil. Its distribution is poorly known, and it may also occur further south, into Bolivia.
Literature cited
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
- Weksler, M. and Tirira, D. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 2, 2009.