Euryoryzomys emmonsae

Euryoryzomys emmonsae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Euryoryzomys
Species:
E. emmonsae
Binomial name
Euryoryzomys emmonsae
(Musser, Carleton, Brothers, and Gardner, 1998)
Map of South America showing the distribution of Euryoryzomys emmonsae in central Brazil.
Range (in green).[2]
Synonyms
  • Oryzomys emmonsae Musser et al., 1998[3]
  • [Euryoryzomys] emmonsae: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006[4]

Euryoryzomys emmonsae, also known as Emmons' rice rat[1] or Emmons' oryzomys,[5] is a rodent from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil in the genus Euryoryzomys of the family Cricetidae. Initially misidentified as E. macconnelli or E. nitidus, it was formally described in 1998. A rainforest species, it may be scansorial, climbing but also spending time on the ground. It lives only in a limited area south of the Amazon River in the state of Pará, a distribution that is apparently unique among the muroid rodents of the region.

Euryoryzomys emmonsae is a relatively large rice rat, weighing 46 to 78 g (1.6 to 2.8 oz), with a distinctly long tail and relatively long, tawny brown fur. The skull is slender and the incisive foramina (openings in the bone of the palate) are broad. The animal has 80 chromosomes and its karyotype is similar to that of other Euryoryzomys. Its conservation status is assessed as "Data Deficient", but deforestation may pose a threat to this species.

  1. ^ a b Percequillo, Weksler & Patton 2019.
  2. ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 177.
  3. ^ Musser et al. 1998, p. 233.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wea11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1148.