Euryoryzomys lamia

Euryoryzomys lamia, also known as the buffy-sided oryzomys^[2] or monster rice rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in central Brazil, where it lives in forest enclaves within the cerrado.^[1] The species' known altitudinal range is from 700 to 900 m.^[1] The main threats to its survival are the destruction and fragmentation of its forest habitat.^[1]

Euryoryzomys lamia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Euryoryzomys
Species:	E. lamia
Binomial name
Euryoryzomys lamia (Thomas, 1901)
Distribution of several Euryoryzomys species   Euryoryzomys lamia
Synonyms
Oryzomys lamia Thomas, 1901 [Euryoryzomys] lamia Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006