Oecomys trinitatis (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1139

Oecomys trinitatis (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

[Oecomys] trinitatis (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893) , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 5: 213.

Type Locality: Trinidad, Princes Town.

Vernacular Names: Long-furred Oecomys.

Synonyms: Oecomys frontalis (Goldman 1912) ; Oecomys fulviventer (J. A. Allen 1899) ; Oecomys helvolus (J. A. Allen 1913) ; Oecomys klagesi (J. A. Allen 1904) ; Oecomys osgoodi Thomas 1924 ; Oecomys palmarius (J. A. Allen 1899) ; Oecomys splendens Hayman 1938 ; Oecomys subluteus (Thomas 1898) ; Oecomys tectus (Thomas 1901) ; Oecomys vicencianus (J. A. Allen 1913) .

Distribution: Tropical rainforests from SW Costa Rica to C Brazil, including Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago; E Andean slopes of WC Colombia to SC Perú.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The synonyms listed here form the core of Hershkovitz’s (1960) concolor , but their consanguinity is highly doubtful.