Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan oecomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana,Catzeflis et al, 2014 and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil. It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest, found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m.
The nematode Guerrerostrongylus marginalis is an intestinal parasite of O. auyantepui.
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Literature cited Catzeflis F., Barrioz S., Szpigel JF, de Thoisy B. 2014. Marsupiaux et Rongeurs de Guyane. Édition Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, 128 p. . Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: Yale University Press. .