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Large-headed Rice Rat

Hylaeamys megacephalus
Fischer, 1814
Rata Arrocera De Cabeza Grande
Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Oryzomys capito.


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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsÑacurutú (Bubo virginianus)15/09/2025Manuel Godoy



Number of Photography: 1

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Photography ID: 657880
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/15/2025
Manuel Godoy


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Number of Records: 1



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237961215/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, PantanalManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Large-headed Rice Rat (Hylaeamys megacephalus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.