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Robert's Arboreal Rice Rat
''Oecomys roberti'', also known as Robert's oecomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or Robert's arboreal rice rat, is a rodent species from South America in the genus ''Oecomys''. It has a broad distribution in the Amazon biome, being found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. References Literature cited * Costa, L., Weksler, M. and Bonvicino, C. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2.www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on December 2, 2009. Oecomys Rodents of South America Mammals of Bolivia Mammals of Brazil Mammals of French Guiana Mammals of Guyana Mammals of Peru Mammals of Suriname Mammals of Venezuela Mammals described in 1904 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Oecomys-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appointed to the museum secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the zoological department in 1878. In 1891, Thomas married Mary Kane, daughter of Sir Andrew Clark, heiress to a small fortune, which gave him the finances to hire mammal collectors and present their specimens to the museum. He also did field work himself in Western Europe and South America. His wife shared his interest in natural history, and accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1896, when William Henry Flower took control of the department, he hired Richard Lydekker Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history. Biography Richard Lydekker was born at Tavistock Square in London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |