Genus

Nephelomys

9 species in this taxon

Nephelomys (Nephelomys) is a genus of closely related species sharing distinctive morphological features. Notable species include Child’s Rice Rat, Costa Central Oryzomys, Ecuadorean Rice Rat, and Gray-bellied Rice Rat. It belongs to Cricetidae (Cricetidae).

Species in this Genus

Child’s Rice Rat

Nephelomys childi

LC

Costa Central Oryzomys

Nephelomys caracolus

LC

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Nephelomys auriventer

LC

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys moerex

EX

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys nimbosus

VU

Mérida Oryzomys

Nephelomys meridensis

LC

Santa Marta Rice Rat

Nephelomys maculiventer

LC

Tomes's Rice Rat

Nephelomys albigularis

LC

Western Colombian Rice Rat

Nephelomys pectoralis

LC