Oryzomys palustris (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837), the common marsh rice rat, is an Oryzomyine rodent with a tail nearly as long as the head and body, grayish above and white below with long-toed white feet. This account is an update of Mammalian Species 176 on the subject species by James L. Wolfe (1982a), incorpo...

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Published inMammalian species Vol. 55; no. 1031; pp. 1 - 20
Main Author Rose, Robert K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US American Society of Mammalogists 25.09.2023
Oxford University Press
Subjects
common marsh rice rat
Endangered & extinct species
Extinct species
Feet
Males
Nature conservation
North America
omnivorous
Oryzomyine rodent
Oryzomys palustris
Rodents
semiaquatic
Small mammals
Threatened species
tidal marsh
common marsh rice rat
tidal marsh
omnivorous
North America
Oryzomyine rodent
semiaquatic
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ISSN0076-3519
1545-1410
DOI10.1093/mspecies/sead006

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Summary:Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837), the common marsh rice rat, is an Oryzomyine rodent with a tail nearly as long as the head and body, grayish above and white below with long-toed white feet. This account is an update of Mammalian Species 176 on the subject species by James L. Wolfe (1982a), incorporating 103 new references, most published since 1982. Oryzomys palustris, one of six living and two extinct species in this Neotropical genus, is semiaquatic and omnivorous, being highly carnivorous in some populations. It is parapatric with O. texensis in the western portion of its distribution in the southern United States. Oryzomys palustris is classified as “Least Concern” (LC) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.
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ISSN:0076-3519
1545-1410
DOI:10.1093/mspecies/sead006