Hylaeamys perenensis

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Hylaeamys perenensis, formerly Oryzomys perenensis, also known as the western Amazonian oryzomys, is an oryzomyine rodent of the family Cricetidae.

Hylaeamys perenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Hylaeamys
Species:
H. perenensis
Binomial name
Hylaeamys perenensis
(J.A. Allen, 1901)
Synonyms

Oryzomys perenensis J.A. Allen, 1901[2]
[Hylaeamys] perenensis: Weksler et al., 2006

It is found in western Amazonia (southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil).

It has an omnivorous diet and is nocturnal, terrestrial, and nonsocial. It is commonly found along rivers.

References edit

  1. ^ Weksler, M.; Tirira, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Hylaeamys perenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136529A115209666. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ Allen, Joel A. (1901). "New South American Muridae and a new Metachirus" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 14: 405–422.