About the ancient Roman military rank the bird genus Legatus bird Legate disambiguation Roman government A legatus often Anglicisation anglicised as legate was a general in the Roman army , equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of Roman senate senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux , and he outranked all military tribune s. In order to command an army independently of the dux or provincial governor, legates were required to be of praetor ian rank or higher a legate could be invested with promagistrates propraetorian imperium legatus propraetore in his own right. Legates received large shares of the army s booty at the end of a campaign, which made the position a lucrative one, so it could often attract even distinguished consuls e.g., the consul Lucius Julius Caesar IV Lucius Julius Caesar volunteered late in the Gallic Wars as a legate under his first cousin once removed , Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar . The men who filled the office of legate were drawn from among the senatorial class of Ancient Rome Rome . There were two main positions the legatus legionis ... roman army.htm The Roman Army Accessed April 16, 2007 ref while the legatus propraetor was an ex ... serve for a much longer period. In a province with only one legion, the legatus was also the provincial governor, but in provinces with multiple legions, each legion had a legatus and the provincial governor who was separate from the legions had overall command. Diplomatic legatusLegatus was also ..., http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman Texts secondary SMIGRA Legatus.html entry on Legatus. ref ... Rome Category Ancient Roman titles Category Roman legates bs Legatus legionis bg ca Llegat rom cs Leg t de Legatus el es Legado romano fr L gat it Legatus he lt Legatas hu Legatus mk ja no Legatus nn Legatus pl Legat pt Legado ro Legatus ru sr sh Legat titula fi Legaatti sv Legat tr Legatus uk ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Conus legatus image Conus legatus 1.jpg image2 Conus legatus 2.jpg image caption Apertural and abapertural views of gastropod shell shell of Conus legatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810 regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Neogastropoda superfamilia Conoidea familia Conidae subfamilia Coninae genus Conus species C. legatus binomial Conus legatus binomial authority Lamarck, 1810 synonyms ref ref name WoRMS WRMS species 215438 Conus legatus Lamarck, 1810 27 March 2010 ref synonyms Conus musivum small G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 small Conus legatus is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family biology family Conidae , the Conus cone snails and their allies. ref name WoRMS Like all species within the genus Conus , these snails are predatory and venomous . They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description Empty section date March 2010 Distribution Empty section date March 2010 References reflist External links http biology.burke.washington.edu conus catalogue index.php The Conus Biodiversity website http www.coneshells am.ru Cone Shells Knights of the Sea Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Conus Legatus Category Conus legatus Category Animals described in 1810 conus stub nl Conus legatus pt Conus legatus vi Conus legatus zh ... more details
Taxobox status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Euryoryzomys species E. legatus binomial Euryoryzomys legatus binomial authority Oldfield Thomas Thomas , 1925 synonyms Oryzomys legatus small Thomas, 1925 small br Euryoryzomys legatus small Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006 small Euryoryzomys legatus , also known as the Tarija Oryzomys ref Musser and Carleton, 2005 ref or Big headed Rice Rat , ref Vargas et al., 2008 ref is a species of rodent in the genus Euryoryzomys of family Cricetidae . It belongs to the genus Euryoryzomys , having previously been placed in Oryzomys . It is found in the eastern Andes of northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia . References reflist Literature cited Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894 1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Vargas, J., Weksler, M., Jayat, J.P. & Patterson, B. 2008. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 15603 all Euryoryzomys legatus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 April 2009. cite journal last Weksler first M. authorlink coauthors Percequillo, A. R. Voss, R. S. title Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents Cricetidae Sigmodontinae journal American Museum Novitates volume 3537 issue pages 1 29 publisher American Museum of Natural History location New York date 2006 10 19 id hdl 2246 5815 issn 0003 0082 doi 10.1206 0003 0082 2006 3537 1 TNGOOR 2.0.CO 2 Oryzomyini nav Category Mammals of Argentina Category Mammals of Bolivia Category Oryzomyini Sigmodontinae stub es Euryoryzomys legatus eu Oryzomys legatus sr Euryoryzomys legatus ... more details
3 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label Roman government Legatus legionis was a title ... Republic , the term legatus delegated authority usually a consul or proconsul . Julius Caesar made ... books?id WcgBAAAAMAAJ&lpg PA798&ots ZZrA1GtElf&dq Legatus 20legionis&pg PA797 v onepage&q Legatus ... of legatus legionis to senior commanders former Tribune s of a legion, except in Egypt and Mesopotamia , where the legions were commanded by a praefectus legionis of an equestrian rank. The legatus legionis was under the supreme command of Legatus Augusti pro praetore of senatorial rank. If the province was defended by a single legion, the Legatus Augusti pro praetor was also in direct command of the legion. A legatus legionis could order capital punishment . ref name dictionary cite web url http books.google.com books?id WcgBAAAAMAAJ&lpg PA798&ots ZZrA1GtElf&dq Legatus 20legionis&pg PA811 v onepage&q Legatus 20legionis&f false title Smith 1901 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Vol. 1 publisher Books.google.com date 2006 07 14 accessdate 2011 04 16 ref The senatorial legatus legionis ... military legion.php title Roman Legion publisher Unrv.com date accessdate 2011 04 16 ref A legatus ..., who is a legatus legionis . ref cite web url http www.amazon.com Voluptas Jonathan Shane OBrien ... who became Emperor in 69 A.D. , when he served as legatus legionis in Britain. In Fallout New Vegas , the Legate Lanius was a Legatus Legionis. Bibliography EB Thomasson, Legatus Beitr ge zur r mischen ... Rome Ancient Rome topics DEFAULTSORT Legatus Legionis Category Ancient Rome Category Military ranks of ancient Rome Category Ancient Roman titles Category Roman legates it Legatus legionis nl Legatus ... more details
A legatus Augusti pro praetore literally envoy of the emperor acting praetor was the official title of the governor of some imperial Roman province province s of the Roman Empire during the Principate era, normally the larger ones or those where Roman legion legions were based. Provinces were denoted imperial if their governor was selected by the emperor, in contrast to senatorial provinces, whose governors called proconsul s were elected by the Roman Senate . A legatus Augusti was always a senator of consular or praetorian rank i.e. who had previously held the office of Roman consul consul or praetor . Egypt Roman province Egypt and some smaller imperial provinces where no legions were based were under a procurator praefectus in Egypt who was always an Eques ancient Rome eques Roman knight . The legatus Augusti was both the head of the provincial administration, chief judicial officer and commander in chief of all military forces based in the province legions and auxilia . The only function outside the remit of the legatus was finance the collection of imperial taxes and revenues , which was handled by an independent procurator Roman fiscal procurator , who reported direct to the emperor. In the military hierarchy, the legatus direct subordinates were the legati legionis the commanders of the legions based in the province , who in turn commanded the tribuni militum the legion s senior staff officers and the praefecti commanders of the Roman auxiliaries auxiliary regiments attached to the legion. In AD 68, 15 out of a total of 36 provinces were ruled by legati Augusti Hispania Tarraconensis , Lusitania , Gallia Aquitania , Gallia Lugdunensis , Gallia Belgica , Britannia , Germania Inferior , Germania Superior , Moesia , Dalmatia Roman province Dalmatia , Galatia Roman province ... Ed. Vol X 1996 The Augustan Empire Category Ancient Roman titles it Legatus Augusti pro praetore nl Legatus Augusti pro praetore ... more details
Lucius Afranius was a name shared by two prominent ancient Romans Lucius Afranius consul died 46 BC , legatus of Pompey and republican consul Lucius Afranius poet , comic poet of the early 1st century BC hndis DEFAULTSORT Afranius, Lucius de Lucius Afranius fr Lucius Afranius it Lucio Afranio pl Afraniusz ... more details
Macer may refer to Licinius Macer Gaius Licinius Macer d. 66 BC , was an official and annalist of ancient Rome Lucius Clodius Macer was a legatus of the Roman Empire in Africa in the time of Nero. Aemilius Macer was a Roman poet of the late Republic. Megan and Liz fans are called Macers. disamb bg de Macer pl Macer ... more details
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This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Ryukyu long tailed giant rat fossil range Late Pleistocene to recent status EN status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Muridae subfamilia Murinae genus Diplothrix genus authority Thomas, 1916 species D. legata binomial Diplothrix legata binomial authority Oldfield Thomas Thomas , 1906 synonyms Diplothrix legatus ref Kaneko, Y. & Ishii, N. 2008. http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 6671 0 Diplothrix legata . In IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. Downloaded on 19 March 2012. ref ref http pir.uniprot.org taxonomy 106283 Diplothrix legata . pir.uniprot.org ref The Ryukyu long tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat Diplothrix legata is a species of rodent in the family Muridae . It is the only species in the genus Diplothrix . It is found only in Japan . Its natural habitat is temperate forest s. It is threatened by habitat loss . References Reflist MSW3 Muroidea id 13001337 page Murinae R. Category Old World rats and mice Category Mammals of Japan Category Endemic fauna of Japan Murinae stub de Ryukyu Ratte es Diplothrix legatus eu Diplothrix legata fr Diplothrix legatus nl Diplothrix ja pt Diplothrix legata sr Diplothrix legata sv Diplothrix legata zh ... more details
wiktionarypar legate Legate may refer to Legatus , a general officer of the ancient Roman army drawn from among the senatorial class Papal legate , a messenger from the Holy See Cardassian Military ranks Legate , a rank in the Cardassian military in the fictional Star Trek universe A member of a legation or diplomatic mission diplomatic embassy A representative, such as an ambassador or envoy disambig da Legat de Legat hr Legat io Legato pt Legado desambigua o ru sh Legat ... more details
Egnatius Victor Marinianus was a Roman soldier and politician. He was Legatus of Arabia Petraea and Moesia Superior . He might have been the father of Egnatia Mariniana , wife of Valerianus and mother of Gallienus . Other sources, however, make her the daughter of Lucius Egnatius Victor , which makes him her uncle or perhaps brother. Citation needed date January 2010 References reflist Category 3rd century Romans bg la Egnatius Victor Marinianus ru ... more details
other people Publius Septimius Geta Publius Septimius Geta c. 143 c. 203 c. 204 was the second son to the elder Publius Septimius Geta father of Septimius Severus Publius Septimius Geta and wife Fulvia Pia. He was born and raised in Leptis Magna southeast of Carthage , modern Libya , North Africa . He was of Berber, Libyco Punic and Roman ancestry. This Geta was more politically active than his father. Geta was appointed as a Decemviri Decemvir which in part involved judging of litigation stlitibus iudicandis . He became a Tribune laticl. of the Legio II Augusta , an Aedile Cerealis, a Curator rei pub. Anconitanorum and a Praet. hastarius et tutel . Geta in 185 became a Legatus of the Legio I Italica and afterwards a Proconsul of Sicily around 187 8. In 188 or circa 190, he became Legatus of Lusitania . He was Suffect Roman consul Consul in or around 191. After his suffect consulship, around 193 or 194, he became Legatus of Moesia Inferior . When Severus was proclaimed emperor in 193, he headed with the legions to Carnuntum , where his brother was, to show his support. When his tenure as Legatus finished in Moesia Inferior, he became the Legatus for Dacia . Geta was appointed as Quaestor and Praetor of Crete and Cyrene, Libya Cyrene and became one of the Roman consul Consul s in 203. Geta died around 203 or 204. Before his death, Geta stated to Severus, that he hated Praetorian Guard Gaius Fulvius Plautianus and warned him of Plautianus treachery. S start S off S bef before Titus Murrenius Severus , br Gaius Cassius Regallianus S ttl title List of late imperial Roman consuls Consul of the Roman Empire years 203 regent1 Gaius Fulvius Plautianus S aft after Lucius Fabius Cilo , br Marcus Annius Flavius Libo S end Sources http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 1375.html fr Continuit gentilice et continuit s natoriale dans les familles s natoriales romaines l poque imp riale Christian Settipani Continuit gentilice et continuit s natoriale dans les familles s nator ... more details
Sextus Cocceius Vibianus was a Roman Empire Roman Roman senator Senator in 204. He was the son of Sextus Cocceius Severianus and grandson of Sextus Cocceius Severianus , Proconsul and Legatus Legate of Africa Province Africa between 161 and 163, and wife Caesonia. He married and had a daughter, who married Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus born ca 180 , Legatus Legate of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or c. 230 to 232, and had issue. Sources Christian Settipani , Les Anc tres de Charlemagne France ditions Christian, 1989 . Christian Settipani , Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines, A L Epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite. Linacre, UK Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2000. ILL. NYPL ASY Rome 03 983. Anthony Wagner , Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. See also Descent from antiquity Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cocceius Vibianus, Sextus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Roman Senator DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cocceius Vibianus, Sextus Category 3rd century Romans Category Imperial Roman senators Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown AncientRome bio stub bg ... more details
Sextus Cocceius Severianus was a Proconsul and Legatus Legate of Africa Province Africa between 161 and 163. He married Caesonia and had a son Sextus Cocceius Severianus, who married and had a son Sextus Cocceius Vibianus , Roman Empire Roman Roman senator Senator in 204. Sources Christian Settipani , Les Anc tres de Charlemagne France ditions Christian, 1989 . Christian Settipani , Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines, A L Epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite. Linacre, UK Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2000. ILL. NYPL ASY Rome 03 983. Anthony Wagner , Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. See also Descent from antiquity Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cocceius Severianus, Sextus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Proconsul and Legatus Legate of Africa Province Africa DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cocceius Severianus, Sextus Category 2nd century Romans Category Roman legates Category Imperial Roman proconsuls Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown AncientRome bio stub bg ... more details
Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus c. 190 aft. 254 was a Roman soldier and politician. He was the son of Lucius Egnatius Victor and wife. His sister was Egnatia Mariniana , wife of Valerianus and mother of Gallienus . In 213 he was coopted under the sodales Antoninianes . He then became Legatus Augusti pro praetore of Galatia Roman province Galatia in 218, Roman consul Consul Suffectus c. 219, and again Legatus Augusti pro praetore of Bithynia et Pontus . Between c. 244 and 247 he became Proconsul of Asia Roman province Asia and in 254 Praefectus Urbi Romae . He married and had a son named Egnatius Lucillianus . Citation needed date January 2010 References Christian Settipani . fr Continuit gentilice et continuit s natoriale dans les familles s natoriales romaines l poque imp riale Christian Settipani Continuit gentilice et continuit s natoriale dans les familles s natoriales romaines l poque imp riale , 2000 Page needed date September 2010 Reflist Category Roman governors of Asia Category 3rd century Romans bg la Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Campaignbox Rome s Early Italian Campaigns The Battle of Corbione took place in 446 BC . General Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus and legatus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis consul 466 BC Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis led Roman troops to a victory over the Aequi tribes of north east Latium and the Volsci tribes of southern Latium . The Romans had already defeated the Aequi in the Battle of Mons Algidus , so that the Battle of Corbione definitely marked the dominion of the Romans over this tribe. AncientRome battle stub coord missing Category 5th century BC conflicts Category Battles involving the Roman Republic Corbione Category 446 BC bg ca Batalla de Corbione es Batalla de Corbione it Battaglia di Corbione sh Bitka kod Corbionea ... more details
The vir militaris plural viri militares was a Roman army Roman legatus legate or general that governed a consular military province of the Roman Empire . Tacitus mentioned the phrase vir militaris in some of his passages in order to describe ordinary soldiers or junior officers. Overall, the name was given to anyone who was experienced in military life or was given an opportunity to establish a reputation through warfare. According to Brian Campbell, the viri militares did not represent a homogeneous unit with special characteristics. ref Campbell, pp. 11 12. ref References reflist Source Campbell, Brian. Who Were the Viri Militares? The Journal of Roman Studies. Vol. 65, pp. 11 31, 1975. Category Ancient Rome Category Ancient Roman titles Category Military ranks of ancient Rome AncientRome stub mil rank stub el Vir Militaris ... more details
Ancient strator an officer on the staff of a legatus , a Roman provincial governor. His precise duties are uncertain, but must have had something to do with the procurement and supply of horses, as the word is derived from Lat. sternere to strew i.e. hay, straw . He may thus have been in charge of a mansio , a Roman provincial way station. The word occurs on an undated slab from a Roman tombstone, found at Irchester Northants., UK ref www.roman britain.org ref Mediaeval A strator is typically a squire whose task consists of holding the bridles of his prince s horse, and of assisting his master when the latter mounts or dismounts his horse. ref The Cyclop dia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, by Abraham Rees 1819 ref References reflist Category Horse related professions and professionals job stub de Strator ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Acarodynerus image image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hymenoptera familia Vespid ae subfamilia Eumeninae genus Acarodynerus subdivision ranks Species subdivision Acarodynerus acarophilus Acarodynerus atrorufus Acarodynerus batchelorensis Acarodynerus clypeatus Acarodynerus denticulatus Acarodynerus dietrichianus Acarodynerus drewsenianus Acarodynerus exarmatus Acarodynerus legatus Acarodynerus lunaris Acarodynerus paleovariatus Acarodynerus posttegulatus Acarodynerus propodalaris Acarodynerus propodealaris Acarodynerus quadrangolum Acarodynerus queenslandicus Acarodynerus rectangolum Acarodynerus spargovillensis Acarodynerus spectrum Acarodynerus triangulum Acarodynerus is an Australasia n genus of potter wasp s. Category Biological pest control agents Category Potter wasps potter wasp stub ... more details
The gens Anneia was a Ancient Rome Roman family known from the last century of the Roman Republic . The gens is known chiefly from a single individual, Marcus Anneius , who was a legatus legate of Cicero during his government in Cilicia, in 51 B.C., and subsequently commanded part of the Roman troops during Cicero s campaign against the Parthians. ref Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology , William Smith lexicographer William Smith , Editor. ref See also List of Roman gentes References reflist SmithDGRBM Ancient Rome bio stub Category Roman gentes Category Ancient Roman families Category Prosopography of Ancient Rome ... more details
The gens Caetronia was a Ancient Rome Roman family during the early decades of the Roman Empire Empire . It is best known from Gaius Caetronius, legatus legate of the first legion in Germania at the accession of the emperor Tiberius . Following a mutiny of the soldiers, Caetronius held a court martial at which the leaders were tried and executed by their fellow soldiers. ref Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus , Annales , i. 44. ref ref Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology , William Smith lexicographer William Smith , Editor. ref ref Ammianus Marcellinus , Res Gestae Libri XXXI , xxix. 5. ref See also List of Roman gentes Footnotes reflist SmithDGRBM Ancient Rome bio stub Category Roman gentes Category Ancient Roman families Category Prosopography of Ancient Rome bg ... more details
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Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus ca 180 aft. 230 ca 232 was the Legatus Legate of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or ca 230 to 232. He was the son of Quintus Anicius Faustus , Legatus Legate of Numidia and Roman consul Consul in 198, and wife Sergia Paulla. He married a daughter of Sextus Cocceius Vibianus , a Roman senator Senator in 204, and was the father of Quintus Anicius Faustus born ca 210 , married before 240 Asinia Juliana Nicomacha born ca 215 , daughter of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus , Proconsul of Asia Roman province Asia circa 250, and they were the parents of Sextus Anicius Faustus Paulinus consul 298 Sextus Anicius Faustus Paulinus or Marcus Junius Caesonius Nicomachus Anicius Faustus Paulinus , Roman consul Consul of Roman Empire Rome in 298 Sextus Cocceius Anicius Faustus , Proconsul of Africa Province Africa between 260 and 268 Sources Christian Settipani , Les Anc tres de Charlemagne France ditions Christian, 1989 . Christian Settipani , Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines, A L Epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite. Linacre, UK Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2000. ILL. NYPL ASY Rome 03 983. Anthony Wagner , Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. See also Descent from antiquity Roman governors of Lower Moesia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Anicius Faustus Paulinus, Quintus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 180 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Anicius Faustus Paulinus, Quintus Category 3rd century Romans Category Roman legates Category 180 births Category Roman governors of Lower Moesia Category Year of death unknown Ancient Rome bio stub bg ... more details
Taxobox regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae subfamilia Sigmodontinae tribus Oryzomyini genus Euryoryzomys genus authority Marcelo Weksler Weksler et al., 2006 type species Euryoryzomys macconnelli Oryzomys macconnelli type species authority Oldfield Thomas Thomas , 1910 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Euryoryzomys emmonsae br Euryoryzomys lamia br Euryoryzomys legatus br Euryoryzomys macconnelli br Euryoryzomys nitidus br Euryoryzomys russatus Euryoryzomys is a genus of rodent s in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae . It includes six species, which are distributed in South America. Until 2006, its members were included in the genus Oryzomys , but they are not closely related to the type species of that genus, and therefore they were placed in a new genus. They are most closely related to genera like Hylaeamys and Transandinomys many members of these genera were previously placed in a single species, known as Oryzomys capito . The genus name, Euryoryzomys , combines the name Oryzomys with the Ancient Greek word eurus broad , referring to the broad range in distribution of the genus. It includes the following species Euryoryzomys emmonsae Euryoryzomys lamia Euryoryzomys legatus Euryoryzomys macconnelli Euryoryzomys nitidus Euryoryzomys russatus Literature cited Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894 1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. eds. . Mammal Species of the World a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 Weksler, M., A. R. Percequillo, and R.S. Voss. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents Cricetidae Sigmodontinae . American Museum Novitates 3537 1 29. Oryzomyini nav Sigmodontinae stub Category Oryzomyini hu Euryoryzomys nl Euryoryzomys pt Euryoryzomys ... more details
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