Species of rodent
Oecomys auyantepui , also known as the Guianan oecomys [ 2] and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat ,[ 3] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America . It is found in Guyana , Suriname , French Guiana ,[ 4] and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil .[ 1] It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest , found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m.[ 1]
The nematode Guerrerostrongylus marginalis is an intestinal parasite of O. auyantepui .[ 5]
References
Literature cited
Catzeflis F., Barrioz S., Szpigel JF, de Thoisy B. 2014. Marsupiaux et Rongeurs de Guyane. Édition Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, 128 p. ISBN 978-2-9502480-1-5 .
Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist . New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X .
Musser, G. G. ; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea" . In Wilson, D. E. ; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1137. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0 . OCLC 62265494 .
Weksler, M.; Bonvicino, C.R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Oecomys auyantepui " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T136624A115210627. Retrieved 23 December 2019 .