Tomes's rice rat



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Tomes's rice rat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oryzomys albigularis

 

The Tomes's rice rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the Tomes
A young / baby of a Tomes is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Tomes group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.

Facts about the Tomes's rice rat

Tomes's Rice Rat or Oryzomys albigularis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)

1. Oryzomys, genus Oryzomys -- (rice rats)
Oryzomys
genus Oryzomys
(Source WordNet)

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