Oecomys

Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae.^[3] It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.^[3]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Rodentia

Family:Cricetidae

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Oecomys
Skull of Oecomys trinitatis from Corozal, Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Oryzomyini
Genus:	Oecomys Thomas, 1906
Type species
Rhipidomys benevolens
Species
Oecomys auyantepui Oecomys bicolor Oecomys catherinae Oecomys cleberi Oecomys concolor Oecomys flavicans Oecomys jamari[1] Oecomys mamorae Oecomys paricola Oecomys phaeotis Oecomys rex Oecomys roberti Oecomys rutilus Oecomys speciosus Oecomys superans Oecomys sydandersoni[2] Oecomys trinitatis

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