Oreoryzomys jumandi

J. Brito, Vargas, R. García, Tinoco, & Pardiñas in J. Brito, Vargas, Tinoco, R. García, Carrión-Olmedo, C. Koch, Wistuba, Nivelo-Villavicencio, & Pardiñas, 2026

Jumandi Mountain Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oreoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Brito, J., Vargas, R., Tinoco, N., García, R., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Koch, C., Wistuba, R., Nivelo-Villavicencio, C. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2026-01-09. Mountains of diversity: a systematic revision of the Andean rodent genus Oreoryzomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). PeerJ 14:e20515.

Authority publication link

Original name as described

Oreoryzomys jumandi

Type material

MECN 8278

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ecuador, Provincia de Napo, Cantón Quijos, Estación Biológica Yanayacu (−0.599496°, −77.890374°, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection; elevation 2, 220 m)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Brito, J., Vargas, R., Tinoco, N., García, R., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Koch, C., Wistuba, R., Nivelo-Villavicencio, C. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2026. Mountains of diversity: a systematic revision of the Andean rodent genus Oreoryzomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). PeerJ 14:e20515. doi:10.7717/peerj.20515

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 1 name and synonym.

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