Oecomys
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Skull of Oecomys trinitatis from Corozal, Panama.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oecomys
Thomas, 1906
Species
  • Oecomys auyantepui
  • Oecomys bicolor
  • Oecomys catherinae
  • Oecomys cleberi
  • Oecomys concolor
  • Oecomys flavicans
  • Oecomys mamorae
  • Oecomys paricola
  • Oecomys phaeotis
  • Oecomys rex
  • Oecomys roberti
  • Oecomys rutilus
  • Oecomys speciosus
  • Oecomys superans
  • Oecomys sydandersoni
  • Oecomys trinitatis

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.

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