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Euryoryzomys

Wikipedia Abstract

Euryoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It includes six 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.
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Species

Euryoryzomys emmonsae (Emmons's Rice Rat) (Attributes)
Euryoryzomys lamia (monster rice rat) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Euryoryzomys legatus (big-headed rice rat) (Attributes)
Euryoryzomys macconnelli (MacConnell's rice rat) (Attributes)
Euryoryzomys nitidus (elegant rice rat) (Attributes)
Euryoryzomys russatus (intermediate rice rat) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0