Euryoryzomys emmonsae, Emmons's rice rat, is a rodent from the Amazon
rainforest of Brazil in the genus Euryoryzomys of the family Cricetidae.
Initially misidentified as E. macconnelli or E. nitidus, it was
formally described in 1998. A ground-dwelling rainforest species, it may
also be adapted to climbing trees. It occurs in a limited area south of
the Amazon River in the state of Pará, a distribution that is
apparently unique among the muroid rodents of the region. E. emmonsae is
a relatively large rice rat, weighing 46 to 78 g (1.6 to 2.8 oz), with
long, tawny brown fur and a distinctly long tail. The skull is slender
and the incisive foramina (openings in the bone of the palate) are
broad. The animal has 80 chromosomes, and its karyotype is typical of
its genus. Its conservation status is listed as data deficient, meaning
more information is needed, but deforestation may pose a threat to the
species. Its name honors Louise H. Emmons, who, among other
contributions to Neotropical mammalogy, collected three of the known
examples of the species in 1986.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryoryzomys_emmonsae>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1878:
At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the major powers
in Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin, redrawing the map of the Balkans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Berlin_(1878)>
1962:
In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)>
1973:
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators,
White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the
existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval
Office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes>
2008:
War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attacked NATO troops in
the far eastern province of Nuristan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
regmaglypt:
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regmaglypt>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the
power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men.
--Kenneth Clark
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Clark>