Oryzomys saturatior Merriam 1901

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1154

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scientific name	Oryzomys saturatior Merriam 1901
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Oryzomys saturatior Merriam 1901 View in CoL

Oryzomys saturatior Merriam 1901 View in CoL , Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 3: 290.

Type Locality: México, Chiapas State, Tumbalá, 5000 ft (1524 m).

Vernacular Names: Cloud Forest Oryzomys.

Synonyms: Oryzomys hylocetes Merriam 1901 .

Distribution: Cloud forest elevations from S Oaxaca and Chiapas, México, through Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, to NC Nicaragua.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Described as a subspecies of O. chapmani ( Merriam, 1901 a) and later retained as a subspecies of O. alfaroi ( Goldman, 1918; Hall and Kelson, 1959). The divergence of O. chapmani and O. saturatior , whose populations are confined to wet montane forest separated by the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, suggests that they are sister species.

References

Goldman, E. A. 1918. The rice rats of North America (Genus Oryzomys). North American Fauna, 43: 1 - 100.

Hall, E. R., and K. R. Kelson. 1959. The mammals of North America. Ronald Press Co., New York, 1: 1 - 546; 2: 547 - 1083 + 79.

Merriam, C. H. 1901 a. Synopsis of the rice rats (genus Oryzomys) of the United States and Mexico. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 3: 273 - 295.