Hylaeamys yunganus

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Hylaeamys yunganus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Hylaeamys
Species:
H. yunganus
Binomial name
Hylaeamys yunganus
(Thomas, 1902)
Synonyms

Oryzomys yunganus Thomas, 1902
[Hylaeamys] yunganus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

Hylaeamys yunganus, also known as the Amazonian oryzomys

Amazonia, in northeastern Bolivia, eastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil. A closely related species, Hylaeamys tatei, occurs only in a small area in eastern Ecuador. Both were previously placed in Oryzomys
.

References

  1. ^ a b Patton et al., 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  • Patton, J.; Weksler, M. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Hylaeamys yunganus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  • Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3537). New York:
    ISSN 0003-0082
    .