Oryzomys fulvescens Saussure 1860 (fulvous pygmy rice rat)

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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