Oryzomys Baird 1857 (rice rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Oryzomyini according to G. D'Elía 2003

See also Alroy 2002, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Salles et al. 2006 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Agathaeromys, Dushimys, Oecomys, Sooretamys

Subtaxa: Oryzomys albigularis Oryzomys alfaroi Oryzomys angouya Oryzomys anoblepas Oryzomys balneator Oryzomys barbacoas Oryzomys chapmani Oryzomys couesi Oryzomys delticola Oryzomys flavescens Oryzomys fossilis Oryzomys fulvescens Oryzomys hammondi Oryzomys palustris Oryzomys ratticeps Oryzomys russatus Oryzomys subflavus Oryzomys sublineatus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), Brazil (6), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), Jamaica (2), Mexico (1), Panama (1), Peru (1), United States (25: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Texas), Venezuela (1)

• Blancan of United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 40 collections including 54 occurrences

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