Peruvian rice rat

It is found in Ecuador and northern Peru in cloud forest at elevations from 1500 to 1800 m.[1] It is the only species in the genus Oreoryzomys, which was included in Oryzomys until 2006.[3] The genus name Oreoryzomys is a combination of ορος the Greek word for "mountain" with the old genus name Oryzomys and refers to the mountainous habitat of O. balneator.The back is olive brown and the belly fur white or yellow, with a sharp separation.At the base of the claws on the hind feet are tufts of hair.The long tail is sometimes a little darker on the upper side than on the bottom.
Conservation statusData DeficientIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaCricetidaeSigmodontinaeBinomial nameThomasSynonymsrodentOryzomyiniEcuadorcloud forestonly speciesOryzomysMicroryzomysNeacomysOligoryzomysIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesMusser, G.G.Wilson, D.E.American Museum of Natural HistoryOryzomyini (rice rats)AegialomysA. galapagoensisA. xanthaeolusAgathaeromysA. donovaniA. praeuniversitatisAmphinectomysA. savamisCarletonomysC. cailoiCerradomysC. goytacaC. langguthiC. maracajuensisC. marinhusC. scottiC. subflavusC. vivoiDrymoreomysD. albimaculatusEremoryzomysE. poliusEuryoryzomysE. emmonsaeE. lamiaE. legatusE. macconnelliE. nitidusE. russatusHandleyomysH. alfaroiH. chapmaniH. fuscatusH. intectusH. melanotisH. rhabdopsH. rostratusH. saturatiorHolochilusH. brasiliensisH. chacariusH. sciureusHylaeamysH. acritusH. laticepsH. megacephalusH. oniscusH. perenensisH. tateiH. yunganusLundomysL. molitorMegalomysM. audreyaeM. curazensisM. desmarestiiM. georginaeM. luciaeMelanomysM. caliginosusM. robustulusM. zunigaeMicroakodontomysM. transitoriusM. altissimusM. minutusMindomysM. hammondiN. dubostiN. guianaeN. minutusN. musseriN. paracouN. pictusN. spinosusN. tenuipesNectomysN. apicalisN. grandisN. palmipesN. rattusN. squamipesNephelomysN. albigularisN. auriventerN. caracolusN. childiN. deviusN. keaysiN. levipesN. maculiventerN. meridensisN. moerexN. nimbosusN. pectoralisN. pirrensisNesoryzomysN. darwiniN. indefessusN. fernandinaeN. narboroughiN. swarthiNoronhomysN. vespucciiOecomysO. auyantepuiO. bicolorO. catherinaeO. cleberiO. concolorO. flavicansO. mamoraeO. paricolaO. phaeotisO. rexO. robertiO. rutilusO. speciosusO. superansO. sydandersoniO. trinitatisO. andinusO. arenalisO. brendaeO. chacoensisO. destructorO. flavescensO. fornesiO. fulvescensO. griseolusO. longicaudatusO. magellanicusO. microtisO. moojeniO. nigripesO. rupestrisO. stramineusO. vegetusO. victusOreoryzomysO. balneatorO. albiventerO. antillarumO. 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