Authority citation: Bangs, O. 1902. Chiriqui Mammalia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 39(2):17-51.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199097
Original name as described: Oryzomys devius
Nominal names: devius (Bangs, 1902)
Other common names: Montane Rice Rat|Talamancan Oryzomys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Oryzomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MCZ:Mamm:10324
Type locality: Boquete, 5000 ft (= 1524 m), Chiriquí Volcano, Chiriquí, Panama.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Costa Rica (CRI) | Panama (PAN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Nephelomys
Citation: Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R., Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates no. 3537. pp 1-29.
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