Oecomys flavicans (Thomas 1894)

[Oryzomys] flavicans Thomas 1894, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14: 351.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Mérida State, Mérida, 1600 m.

Vernacular Names: Tawny Oecomys.

Synonyms: Oecomys illectus (Bangs 1896); Oecomys mincae J. A. Allen 1913 .

Distribution: Coastal Range and Cordillera de Mérida of N and W Venezuela (see Linares, 1998:Map 140), west to Sierra de Santa Marta of NE Columbia, perhaps including the Cordillera Oriental.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).