Sooretamys

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title: "Sooretamys" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["oryzomyini", "taxa-named-by-marcelo-weksler", "taxa-named-by-alexandre-reis-percequillo", "monotypic-rodent-genera"] description: "Genus of rodents" topic_path: "general/oryzomyini" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooretamys" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of rodents ::

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Sooretamys | parent_authority = Weksler et al. 2006 | species = angouya | image_caption = Bone of rice rat | image = Sooretamys_angouya_2_(2).png | authority = (Fischer, 1814) | synonyms ={{Specieslist |Oryzomys angouya|(Fischer, 1814) |Oryzomys angouya|(Desmarest, 1819) |Oryzomys buccinatus|(Olfers, 1818) |Oryzomys ratticeps|(Hensel, 1872)

• [Sooretamys] angouya: Weksler et al., 2006 Sooretamys angouya, also known as the rat-headed rice rat, and Paraguayan rice rat, It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay in forested areas within the Atlantic Forest and cerrado. Since 2006, it has been classified as the only species in the genus Sooretamys; previously, it was included in the genus Oryzomys. Its taxonomic history has been complex, with the names Oryzomys angouya, Oryzomys buccinatus, and Oryzomys ratticeps in use for various parts of the species at different times. Some variation in its karyotype has been reported, with 2n = 80 to 82 and FN = 88 to 90.

References

Literature cited

• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. .

References

1. Percequillo et al., 2008
2. Duff and Lawson, 2004
3. is a [[rodent]] [[species]] from [[South America]].Musser and Carleton, 2005

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