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.

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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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