MAMORE OECOMYS Oecomys mamorae
A long-tailed mouse with a greyish-tan dorsum and orange wash on the flanks that extends to the hindlegs and base of the tail. It is arboreal in behaviour and inhabits thorny thickets and forest. Records of Oecomys bicolor and O.concolor from Paraguay both refer to this species and to further complicate matters the genus was formerly included in Oligoryzomys!
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DORSAL

DORSAL
VENTRAL

VENTRAL
LATERAL

LATERAL
DORSAL

DORSAL
VENTRAL

VENTRAL
LATERAL

LATERAL
Mamore Oecomys Oecomys mamorae
DORSAL (FPMAM593PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM594PH); LATERAL (FPMAM595PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
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FIGURE 1 -  (FPMAM955PH) Adult lateral, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 2 -  (FPMAM956PH) Same individual lateral (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 3 -  (FPMAM957PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 4 -  (FPMAM958PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 5 -  (FPMAM959PH) Same individual ventral (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 6 -  (FPMAM960PH) Same individual frontal (Jakob Adebahr January 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 -  (FPMAM961PH) Same individual lateral (Paul Smith January 2011).
FIGURE 8 -  (FPMAM962PH) Same individual tail tip (Jakob Adebahr January 2011 - Para La Tierra).