Oecomys rutilus Anthony 1921

Oecomys rutilus Anthony 1921, Am. Mus . Novit., 19: 4.

Type Locality: Guyana, Mazaruni-Potaro Dist., Kartabo.

Vernacular Names: Reddish Oecomys.

Distribution: Extreme E Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, and French Guiana to Amazonas, Brazil (see Voss et al., 2001:Fig. 60).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Morphological separation from O. bicolor and distribution amplified by Voss et al. (2001).