bicolored arboreal rice rat
Oecomys bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusOecomys (Arboreal Rice Rats)
- SpeciesOecomys bicolor (bicolored arboreal rice rat)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
South American spiny mouse
Scolomys melanops
Western Amazonian Oryzomys
Hylaeamys perenensis
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus igniventris
Green Acouchi
Myoprocta pratti
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Long-tailed Tree Rat
Makalata macrura
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix bistriata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of bicolored arboreal rice rat at Yasuní National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |