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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'.Countries
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama
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
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