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Rice Rats
Oryzomyini
Oryzomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of the family Cricetidae. It includes about 120 species in about thirty genera, distributed from the eastern United States to the southernmost parts of South America, including many offshore islands. It is part of the clade Oryzomyalia, which includes most of the South American Sigmodontinae.
The name Oryzomyini derives from that of its type genus, Oryzomys, which means "rice rat" or "rice mouse". Many species are also known as rice rats.
35 branches of this tribe, most-observed first · about 172 known species
Pygmy Rice Rats
genusOligoryzomys
Arboreal Rice Rats
genusOecomys
Oryzomys
genusOryzomys
Dark Rice Rats
genusMelanomys
South American Marsh Rats
genusHolochilus
Hylaeamys
genusHylaeamys
South American Water Rats
genusNectomys
Handleyomys
genusHandleyomys
Bristly Mice
genusNeacomys
Aegialomys
genusAegialomys
Euryoryzomys
genusEuryoryzomys
Cerradomys
genusCerradomys
Small Rice Rats
genusMicroryzomys
Nephelomys
genusNephelomys
Transandinomys
genusTransandinomys
Cane Mice
genusZygodontomys
Sooretamys
genusSooretamys
Lundomys
genusLundomys
Scolomys
genusScolomys
Oreoryzomys
genusOreoryzomys
Galápagos Mice
genusNesoryzomys
Sigmodontomys
genusSigmodontomys
Microakodontomys
genusMicroakodontomys
Drymoreomys
genusDrymoreomys
Pattonimus
genusPattonimus
Giant Rice Rats
genusMegalomys
Pennatomys
genusPennatomys
Pseudoryzomys
genusPseudoryzomys
Eremoryzomys
genusEremoryzomys
Tanyuromys
genusTanyuromys
Antillomys
genusAntillomys
Mindomys
genusMindomys
Noronhomys
genusNoronhomys
Megaoryzomys
genusMegaoryzomys
Amphinectomys
genusAmphinectomys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 735075.