| Sooretamys | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sooretamys Weksler et al. 2006 |
| Species: | S. angouya |
| Binomial name | |
| Sooretamys angouya (Fischer, 1814) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sooretamys angouya, also known as therat-headed rice rat,[2] andParaguayan rice rat,[2] is arodentspecies fromSouth America.[3] It is found in northeasternArgentina, southernBrazil andParaguay in forested areas within theAtlantic Forest andcerrado.[1] Since 2006, it has been classified as theonly species in thegenusSooretamys; previously, it was included in the genusOryzomys. Itstaxonomic history has been complex, with the namesOryzomys angouya,Oryzomys buccinatus, andOryzomys ratticeps in use for various parts of the species at different times.[3] Some variation in itskaryotype has been reported, with2n = 80 to 82 andFN = 88 to 90.[3]
