Oecomys bicolor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oecomys bicolor lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oecomys bicolor
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the oecomys bicolor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oecomys bicolor in 7 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Santarém.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the oecomys bicolor endangered?

The oecomys bicolor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the oecomys bicolor?

The oecomys bicolor (Oecomys bicolor) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Oecomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the oecomys bicolor

Oecomys bicolor, also known as the white-bellied oecomys or bicolored arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It has a wide distribution in the Amazon biome, occurring in northwestern Brazil, northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, eastern Colombia, much of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, and extends into eastern Panama, but it may contain more than one species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oecomys bicolor (revision 1352798090), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764529 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).