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Oryzomys palustris
MARSH RICE RAT
Cape Lookout National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		MARSH RICE RAT
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Myomorpha, Family Cricetidae, Genus Oryzomys, Species Oryzomys palustris


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 29 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	12/14/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 3:18:55 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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