Oreoryzomys huancabambensis
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oreoryzomys
Species: Oreoryzomys huancabambensis
Name
[edit]Oreoryzomys huancabambensis Llancachahua-Tarqui, Ruelas, Escobar & Pacheco, 2025: 6
- Holotype: MUSM 55512, adult ♂, dry skin, skull and body carcass in alcohol, collected by Víctor Pacheco on 2 October 2021.
- Type locality: “Habaspite (5°5’29.67”S, 79°20’40.98”W, 2130 m a.s.l.), El Carmen de la Frontera District, Huanca-bamba Province, Piura Department, Peru”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Llancachahua-Tarqui, D., Ruelas, D., Escobar, E. & Pacheco, V. 2025. Introduction to the Systematics of Oreoryzomys balneator (Rodentia; Cricetidae) with the description of a new species from Peruvian montane forests. Revista peruana de biología 32(4): e31354. DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v32i4.31354
Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Huancabamba Rice Rat