Biology:Oecomys catherinae

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Short description: Species of rodent

Oecomys catherinae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oecomys
Species:
O. catherinae
Binomial name
Oecomys catherinae
Thomas, 1909

Oecomys catherinae, also known as the Atlantic Forest oecomys,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from eastern Brazil .

It lives in a variety of habitats including in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Caatinga ecoregions.[1] It is related to Oecomys trinitatis, but has thicker fur.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Costa et al., 2016
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited


Wikidata ☰ Q1763442 entry