#rice rat

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Peruvian Rice Rat Oreoryzomys balneator

It is found in Ecuador and northern Peru in cloud forest at elevations from 1500 to 1800 m.

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Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) By: Ernest P. Walker From: Walker's Mammals of the World 1964

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Long-furred Rice Rat Oecomys trinitatis

it has a wide distribution in Central America and South America, being found in southern Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, much of Brazil, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. Its nests are located near the ground and its litter size ranges from two to four young.

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Long-nosed Rice Rat Oryzomys rostratus

It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It is nocturnal and is found in forests.

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Terraced Rice Rat Cerradomys subflavus

It is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. It can be found in agricultural areas and in lowland moist forests.

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North Amazonian Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys auyantepui

It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil. It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest.

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Boquete Rice Rat Nephelomys devius

It is found in cloud forest in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama.

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Child's Rice Rat Nephelomys childi

A rat endemic to Colombia.

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