Hylaeamys perenensis
Species of rodent
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Hylaeamys perenensis, formerly Oryzomys perenensis, also known as the western Amazonian oryzomys, is an oryzomyine rodent of the family Cricetidae.
| Hylaeamys perenensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Hylaeamys |
| Species: | H. perenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeamys perenensis (J.A. Allen, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys perenensis J.A. Allen, 1901[2] | |
It is found in western Amazonia (southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil).
It has an omnivorous diet and is nocturnal, terrestrial, and nonsocial. It is commonly found along rivers.
