Oecomys catherinae

Oecomys catherinae
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Oecomys
Species:	O. catherinae
Binomial name
Oecomys catherinae Thomas, 1909

Oecomys catherinae, also known as the Atlantic Forest Oecomys,^[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from eastern Brazil, where it lives in a variety of habitats including the Atlantic forest, cerrado and caatinga.^[1] It is related to Oecomys trinitatis, but has thicker fur.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Costa et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Costa, L., Bonvicino, C., Weksler, M. and Paglia, A. 2008. Oecomys catherinae. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.
• Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0