Oryzomys dimidiatus, also known as the Nicaraguan oryzomys, Thomas's
rice rat, or the Nicaraguan rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Oryzomys
of the family Cricetidae. It is known from only three specimens, all
collected in southeastern Nicaragua (range pictured) since 1904. Placed
in Nectomys upon its discovery, it was later classified in its own
subgenus of Oryzomys and finally recognized as closely related to other
species now placed in Oryzomys, including the marsh rice rat and
Oryzomys couesi, which occurs in the same region. With a head and body
length of 118 to 128 mm (4.6 to 5.0 in), O. dimidiatus is a medium-
sized rice rat. The upperparts are gray-brown and the underparts are
grayish, not buffy as in O. couesi. The tail is only slightly darker
above than below. All three specimens were caught near water and the
species may be semiaquatic, spending some time in the water. There is
currently not enough data to make a proper assessment of its
conservation status. (This article is part of a featured topic:
Oryzomys.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Oryzomys>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1139:
Prince Afonso Henriques led Portuguese troops to victory over
the Almoravid Moors at the Battle of Ourique, which soon resulted in
Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ourique>
1861:
The United States Congress passed the Crittenden–Johnson
Resolution, asserting that the aim of the American Civil War was to
"preserve the Union"; the measure was repealed five months later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crittenden%E2%80%93Johnson_Resolution>
1978:
Two Puerto Rican independence activists were killed in a police
ambush at Cerro Maravilla in Ponce.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Maravilla_murders>
2007:
Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the first female president of
India.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratibha_Patil>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cutting:
1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
3. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
4. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from
a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
5. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for
performance.
6. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the
surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
7. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film
or other recordings.
8. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired
shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
9. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a
symptom of a personality disorder; self-harm.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cutting>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual
juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow,
while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.
--Eric Hoffer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Hoffer>