Ecuadorean rice rat




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Ecuadorean rice rat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oryzomys auriventer

 

The Ecuadorean rice rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Ecuadorean rice rat
A young / baby of a Ecuadorean rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Ecuadorean rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Countries
Ecuador and Peru

Facts about the Ecuadorean rice rat

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1. Oryzomys, genus Oryzomys -- (rice rats)
Oryzomys
genus Oryzomys
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