Oryzomys fulvescens Saussure 1860 (fulvous pygmy rice rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Hesperomys fulvescens
Belongs to Oryzomys according to W. W. Dalquest and E. Roth 1970
Sister taxa: Oryzomys albigularis, Oryzomys alfaroi, Oryzomys angouya, Oryzomys anoblepas, Oryzomys balneator, Oryzomys barbacoas, Oryzomys chapmani, Oryzomys couesi, Oryzomys delticola, Oryzomys flavescens, Oryzomys fossilis, Oryzomys hammondi, Oryzomys palustris, Oryzomys ratticeps, Oryzomys russatus, Oryzomys subflavus, Oryzomys sublineatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Barro Colorado Island (Quaternary of Panama)
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