Hylaeamys oniscus

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Hylaeamys oniscus, the sowbug rice rat, is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Oryzomys as Oryzomys oniscus.[1]

Hylaeamys oniscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Hylaeamys
Species:
H. oniscus
Binomial name
Hylaeamys oniscus
(Thomas, 1904)
Synonyms

Oryzomys oniscus Thomas, 1904
Hylaeamys oniscusWeksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

It occurs only in northeastern Brazil.[1] It is close to Hylaeamys laticeps, which occurs further south in Brazil, and the two have been considered to be the same species.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Percequillo, A.; Roach, N. (2017). "Hylaeamys oniscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T15608A22327982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T15608A22327982.en. Retrieved 27 September 2021.