Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Macconnell's rice rat, Macconnell's oryzomys

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Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Euryoryzomys macconnelli, also known as MacConnell's rice rat or MacConnell's oryzomys, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest. It was formerly placed in the genus Oryzomys, as Oryzomys macconnelli, but in 2006 it was reclassified as the type species of the new genus Euryoryzomys.

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1. Euryoryzomys macconnelli Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryoryzomys_macconnelli
2. Euryoryzomys macconnelli on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15605/115128199

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