Oecomys phaeotis

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 phaeotis

Species Authority:

(Thomas, 1901)

Common Name/s:

English

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Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-06-30
Assessor/s:	Pacheco, V. & Solari, S.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Although this species is known mainly from isolated records from a large area, it is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the east slopes of Peruvian Andes; its limits are unresolved (Musser and Carleton, 2005). It has an altitudinal range of 1,500 to 2,000 m (V. Pacheco pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	The species is rare, perhaps due to its arboreal habits (V. Pacheco pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species is found in lower montane forest, and has only been recorded from primary forest on the eastern Andean slopes. It is nocturnal. It has been sometimes recorded in human dwellings adjacent to forest (V. Pacheco pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There does not appear to be any major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There does not appear to be any major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in several protected areas, including Manu National Park (V. Pacheco pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in several protected areas, including Manu National Park (V. Pacheco pers. comm.).

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:	Pacheco, V. & Solari, S. 2008. Oecomys phaeotis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 March 2014.
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