Sooretamys information

Sooretamys
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Sooretamys; Weksler et al. 2006
Species:	S. angouya
Binomial name
	Sooretamys angouya; (Fischer, 1814)
Synonyms
	Oryzomys angouya (Fischer, 1814) ; Oryzomys angouya (Desmarest, 1819) ; Oryzomys buccinatus (Olfers, 1818) ; Oryzomys ratticeps (Hensel, 1872) ; [Sooretamys] angouya: Weksler et al., 2006;

Sooretamys angouya, also known as the rat-headed rice rat,^[2] and Paraguayan rice rat,^[2] is a rodent species from South America.^[3] It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay in forested areas within the Atlantic Forest and cerrado.^[1] Since 2006, it has been classified as the only species in the genus Sooretamys; previously, it was included in the genus Oryzomys. Its taxonomic history has been complex, with the names Oryzomys angouya, Oryzomys buccinatus, and Oryzomys ratticeps in use for various parts of the species at different times.^[3] Some variation in its karyotype has been reported, with 2n = 80 to 82 and FN = 88 to 90.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Percequillo et al., 2008
^ ^a ^b Duff and Lawson, 2004
^ ^a ^b ^c Musser and Carleton, 2005

[iucn-1] Percequillo et al., 2008

[DL04-2] Duff and Lawson, 2004

[MC05-3] Musser and Carleton, 2005

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Sooretamys
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Sooretamys Weksler et al. 2006
Species:	S. angouya
Binomial name
*Sooretamys angouya* (Fischer, 1814)
Synonyms
Oryzomys angouya (Fischer, 1814) Oryzomys angouya (Desmarest, 1819) Oryzomys buccinatus (Olfers, 1818) Oryzomys ratticeps (Hensel, 1872) [Sooretamys] angouya: Weksler et al., 2006