Coues's rice rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Oryzomys couesi
Keywords: white
The Coues'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 Coues
A young / baby of a Coues is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Coues group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama
Facts about the Coues's rice rat
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