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Oecomys rutilus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name: Oecomys rutilus
Species Authority Anthony, 1921
Common Name/s:
English – Red Arboreal Rice Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Catzeflis, F. & Weksler, M.
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, presumed stable population, 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 extreme east Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to Amazonas, Brazil (see Voss et al., 2001).
Countries:
Native:
Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: This rodent can be fairly common in primary forest (Catzeflis pers. comm.).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in primary and secondary forest (terra firme and swampy lowland tropical forest). It has been caught in Pit-fall and Arboreal traps (Voss et al., 2001).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats at this time.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This rodent occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Catzeflis, F. & Weksler, M. 2008. Oecomys rutilus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2008.
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