Mamore arboreal rice rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Oecomys |
Species: | O. mamorae |
Binomial name | |
Oecomys mamorae Thomas, 1906 |
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Distribution of Oecomys mamorae (in dark blue), Argentinean populations possibly referable to O. mamorae (light blue), and related species (green, Oecomys concolor; red, Oecomys sydandersoni). |
The mamore arboreal rice rat, (Oecomys mamorae), also known as the Mamore oecomys is an arboreal species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. Its distribution extends over much of Bolivia and into nearby Brazil and Paraguay. Although Oecomys has been recorded from Argentina, it is uncertain whether those records represent O. mamorae. It is found in a variety of habitats at elevations from 200 to 2100 m, where it feeds on fruit and green seeds.