Cerradomys subflavus

Cerradomys subflavus, also known as the terraced rice rat^[1] or flavescent oryzomys,^[2] is a rodent species from South America in the genus Cerradomys. It is found in the states of Goiás, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Populations in Bolivia, Paraguay, and elsewhere in Brazil that were previously placed in this species are now classified as various other species of Cerradomys.^[3]

Cerradomys subflavus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Cerradomys
Species:	C. subflavus
Binomial name
Cerradomys subflavus (Wagner, 1842)
Synonyms
Mus vulpinus Lund, 1840 Hesperomys subflavus Wagner, 1842 Mus vulpinoides Schinz, 1845 Oryzomys subflavus: Thomas, 1901 [Cerradomys] subflavus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006