Oryzomys flavescens Waterhouse 1837 (yellow pygmy rice rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Mus flavescens
Belongs to Oryzomys according to L. M. Miller and S. Anderson 1977
Sister taxa: Oryzomys albigularis, Oryzomys alfaroi, Oryzomys angouya, Oryzomys anoblepas, Oryzomys balneator, Oryzomys barbacoas, Oryzomys chapmani, Oryzomys couesi, Oryzomys delticola, Oryzomys fossilis, Oryzomys fulvescens, Oryzomys hammondi, Oryzomys palustris, Oryzomys ratticeps, Oryzomys russatus, Oryzomys subflavus, Oryzomys sublineatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oryzomys flavescens in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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