Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1910)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Macconnell's Rice Rat

Synonym/s:

Oryzomys macconnelli Thomas, 1910

Taxonomic Notes:

Oryzomys is a generic synonym (Weksler et al. 2006). Probably includes a complex species (Patton pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Patton, J., Catzeflis, F., Weksler, M. & Percequillo, A.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in tropical evergreen rainforest, from sea level to 1,524 m, of south and central Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, eastwards to south Venezuela, Guianas, and northern Brazil (Musser et al., 1998).
Countries:	Native: Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	This mouse is widespread but locally rare.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a forest-dwelling species. It is probably limited to pristine rainforest as it has never been found in secondary forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Potential current and future threat posed by logging. The prospectors (“garimpeiros”) are a threat to this species in French Guiana and Suriname.

Major Threat(s):

Potential current and future threat posed by logging. The prospectors (“garimpeiros”) are a threat to this species in French Guiana and Suriname.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species has been found in several protected areas throughout its range. Further taxanomic research should be carried out to split in three and those new species re-evaluated for threats and threat status.

Conservation Actions:

This species has been found in several protected areas throughout its range. Further taxanomic research should be carried out to split in three and those new species re-evaluated for threats and threat status.

Citation:	Patton, J., Catzeflis, F., Weksler, M. & Percequillo, A. 2008. Euryoryzomys macconnelli. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 September 2010.
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