Peruvian rice rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peruvian rice rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oreoryzomys balneator
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Peruvian rice rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peruvian rice rat in 1 country or territory across South America.

Ecuador

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 Peruvian rice rat endangered?

The Peruvian rice rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Peruvian rice rat?

The Peruvian rice rat (Oreoryzomys balneator) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Oreoryzomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peruvian rice rat

Oreoryzomys balneator, also known as the Peruvian rice rat or Ecuadoran oryzomys, is a species of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and northern Peru in cloud forest at elevations from 1500 to 1800 m. It is the only species in the genus Oreoryzomys, which was included in Oryzomys until 2006. 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. Recent research suggests that O. balneator is not closely related to Oryzomys, but instead is probably related to Microryzomys within a clade also including Neacomys and Oligoryzomys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peruvian rice rat (revision 1371316203), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769669 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).