| Euryoryzomys | |
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| Euryoryzomys nitidus (top) andCalomys laucha (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Oryzomyini |
| Genus: | Euryoryzomys Weksleret al., 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Oryzomys macconnelli Thomas, 1910 | |
Euryoryzomys is agenus ofrodents in the tribeOryzomyini of familyCricetidae.[1] It includes seven species, which are distributed in South America.[1][2] Until 2006, its members were included in the genusOryzomys, but they are not closely related to thetype species of that genus, and therefore they were placed in a new genus.[1] They are most closely related to genera likeHylaeamys andTransandinomys; many members of these genera were previously placed in a single species, known asOryzomys capito.[1] The genus name,Euryoryzomys, combines the name "Oryzomys" with theAncient Greek wordeurus "broad", referring to the broad range in distribution of the genus.[1]
It includes the following species:
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