Euryoryzomys emmonsae
Euryoryzomys emmonsae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Euryoryzomys |
Species: | E. emmonsae
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Binomial name | |
Euryoryzomys emmonsae | |
Range (in green).[2] | |
Synonyms | |
Euryoryzomys emmonsae, also known as Emmons' rice rat
Euryoryzomys emmonsae is a relatively large
Taxonomy
In 1998,
In 2000, James Patton,
In 2006, an extensive
Thus, the species is now known as Euryoryzomys emmonsae.
Description
Euryoryzomys emmonsae is a fairly large,
Compared to E. nitidus
The
In thirteen specimens measured by Musser, head and body length ranges from 120 to 142 mm (4.7 to 5.6 in), tail length (12 specimens only) from 130 to 160 mm (5.1 to 6.3 in), hindfoot length from 32 to 35 mm (1.3 to 1.4 in), ear length (three specimens only) from 23 to 24 mm (0.91 to 0.94 in), and body mass from 46 to 78 g (1.6 to 2.8 oz).[15]
Distribution and ecology
The known distribution of Euryoryzomys emmonsae is limited to a portion of the Amazon rainforest south of the
Specimens of E. emmonsae for which detailed habitat data are available were caught in "viny forest", a
Conservation status
The
References
- ^ a b c d Percequillo, Weksler & Patton 2019.
- ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 177.
- ^ a b c d e Musser et al. 1998, p. 233.
- ^ a b Weksler et al., 2006, p. 11
- ^ a b c d Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1148.
- ^ a b c Musser et al. 1998, p. 239.
- ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 175.
- ^ Patton et al., 2000, fig. 99; table 37
- ^ Weksler, 2006, figs. 34–39
- ^ Weksler et al., 2006, table 1
- ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 233-234.
- ^ a b c d e f Musser et al. 1998, p. 234.
- ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 236.
- ^ a b Weksler et al., 2006, p. 12
- ^ Musser et al., 1998, table 37
- ^ a b c Musser et al. 1998, p. 237.
- ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 232.
- ^ Patton et al., 2000, p. 146
Literature cited
- Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D.; Brothers, Eric M.; Gardner, Alfred L. (1998-03-16). "Systematic studies of oryzomyine rodents (Muridae, Sigmodontinae) : diagnoses and distributions of species formerly assigned to Oryzomys "capito"". hdl:2246/1630.
- OCLC 62265494.
- S2CID 85577629.
- Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M.; Patton, J. (2019). "Euryoryzomys emmonsae". . Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- Weksler, M. (2006). "Phylogenetic relationships of oryzomyine rodents (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae): separate and combined analyses of morphological and molecular data". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 296: 1–149. S2CID 86057173.
- Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3537). S2CID 84088556.