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Oryzomys
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Oryzomys

Oryzomys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini living in southern North America and far northern South America. It includes eight species, two of which—the marsh rice rat (O. palustris) of the United States and O. couesi of Mexico and Central America—are widespread; the six others have more restricted distributions. The species have had eventful taxonomic histories, and most species were at one time included in the marsh rice rat; additional species may be recognized...

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys palustris

Northwestern Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys texensis

Coues's Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys couesi

Mexican Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys mexicanus

White-bellied Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys albiventer

Gorgas's rice rat

speciesOryzomys gorgasi

Xochimilco Marsh Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys fulgens

Lower California Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys peninsulae

Tres Marías Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys nelsoni

Jamaican Rice Rat

speciesOryzomys antillarum

Thomas's rice rat

speciesOryzomys dimidiatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44445.