Oecomys paricola

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Oecomys paricola

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1904)

Common Name/s:

English

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Brazilian Arboreal Rice Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C., Weksler, M., Costa, L. & Catzeflis, F.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. It is thought to occur in protected areas but this needs confirmation - and the extent to which the numerous potential threats affect the species are unknown.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in central Brazil south of the Amazon River; range limits uncertain (Musser and Carleton, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Brazil
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is known from several localities; it apparently is not very rare (Catzeflis pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occurs in tropical rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is deforestation by agricultural expansion.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is deforestation by agricultural expansion.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This rodent is not known from any protected areas but it may occur in several throughout its range.

Conservation Actions:

This rodent is not known from any protected areas but it may occur in several throughout its range.

Bibliography [top]

	Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Citation:	Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C., Weksler, M., Costa, L. & Catzeflis, F. 2008. Oecomys paricola. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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