rice rat
Oryzomys palustris

Many common names have been proposed for the marsh rice rat.

They are similar to those of the marsh rice rat in structural details.

A new species of rice rat was discovered in Bolivia.

Laboratory studies have found that rice rats assimilate 88% to 95% of the energy in their food.

This population probably diverged from mainland rice rats about 2000 years ago.

In the wild, rice rats usually live for less than a year; one study suggested that the average lifespan is only seven months.

He cleverly trained a rice rat to carry messages out to us.

The marsh rice rat is quite susceptible to periodontitis and has been used as a model system for the study of that disease.

Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.

Many species are also known as rice rats.