Coues's rice rat



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Coues's rice rat

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

 

The Coues's 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 Coues
A young / baby of a Coues is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Coues group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.

Facts about the Coues's rice rat

The Coues's Rice Rat is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

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

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