Oryzomys couesi - #2052
Coues's Marsh Rice Rat
Lateral view of adult. Oryzomys couesi mexicanus
Geographic Distribution
Extreme S Texas, USA; México, excluding NC plateau region, south through most of Central America, to NW Colombia; including Jamaica, Isla Cozumel, and allopatric populations in S Baja California Sur (peninsulae) and WC Sonora (lambi).
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Oryzomys
Specific Epithet
couesi
Image Location
Mexico, Jalisco, Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Las Joyas Scientific Station
Image Date
May 1996
Photographer
GN Cameron