Marsh rice rat
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The marsh rice rat is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southe
Oryzomys palustris in vegetation
Marsh rice rats in much of Florida are more reddish than those elsewhere.
A marsh rice rat walking on mesh in Paynes Prairie, Florida
The barn owl is an important predator of the marsh rice rat.
Oryzomys couesi
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Oryzomys couesi, also known as Coues's rice rat, is a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. It is
Marsh rice rat
…south in Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America, some of which have previously been regarded as subspecies of the marsh rice rat. One, O. couesi, occurs with the marsh rice rat in Tamaulipas and southern Texas. The marsh rice rat is active during the night, makes nests of sedge and grass, and…
Oryzomys couesi
O. couesi under vegetation