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Cerradomys
Cerradomys is a genus of oryzomyine rodents from eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and central Brazil found in cerrado, Caatinga and Gran Chaco habitats. The species in this genus have historically been placed in Oryzomys, but according to cladistic research, they are not more closely related to the type species of Oryzomys than species in some other genera are. Its sister group may be a clade of oryzomyines living in open or aquatic habitats, comprising, among others, Aegialomys,...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
terraced rice rat
speciesCerradomys subflavus
Maracaju Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys maracajuensis
Vivo's Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys vivoi
Lindbergh's Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys scotti
Goytaca Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys goytaca
Langguth's Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys langguthi
Marinho's Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys marinhus
Akroá's Rice Rat
speciesCerradomys akroai
Where it lives
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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 71827.