Oecomys catherinae Thomas 1909

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 : 1137

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scientific name	Oecomys catherinae Thomas 1909
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Oecomys catherinae Thomas 1909 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 234.

Type Locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina State, Joinville.

Vernacular Names: Atlantic Forest Oecomys.

Synonyms: Oecomys bahiensis ( Hershkovitz 1960) ; Oecomys cinnamomeus (Pictet and Pictet 1844) .

Distribution: Atlantic Forest Region of SE Brazil, Bahia to Santa Catarina, and along riverine forest into Cerrado and Caatinga regions; limits poorly documented.

Discussion: Member of the O. trinitatis group but size larger than O. trinitatis proper, pelage more luxuriant, and supraorbital shelves more pronounced.