Euryoryzomys lamia
Species of rodent
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Euryoryzomys lamia, also known as the buffy-sided oryzomys[2] or monster rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in central Brazil, where it lives in forest enclaves within the cerrado.[1] The species' known altitudinal range is from 700 to 900 m.[1] The main threats to its survival are the destruction and fragmentation of its forest habitat.[1]
| Euryoryzomys lamia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Euryoryzomys |
| Species: | E. lamia |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryoryzomys lamia (Thomas, 1901) | |
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| Distribution of several Euryoryzomys species Euryoryzomys lamia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys lamia Thomas, 1901 | |
