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Alabama and western Tennessee to southwestern Kentucky, 

 southern Illinois, and parts of southeastern Missouri. 

 Altitudinal range from sea level up along streams to about 

 500 feet (rarely to 1,000 feet), mainly in Lower Austral 



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Fig. 79. Distribution of the subspecies of Oryzomys palustns, 

 after Goldman 



1. Oryzomys pahistris palustris 



2. Oryzomys palustris natator 



3. Oryzomys palustris coloratus 



4. Oryzomys palustris texensis 



Zone, but reaching into Upper Austral Zone in southern 

 New Jersey, southeastern Kentucky, and southeastern 

 Missouri (Marble Hill)." (Goldman) 



Ceotral Florida Rice Rat. — Oryzomys palustns ?iatator 

 Chapman. 

 Resembling typical palustris but larger and more tawny in 

 color. Total length, 11-12 inches; tail vertebree, 5.3-6.1 

 inches; hind foot, 1.3-1.5 inches. Found in "Central 

 Florida, north of Everglades; Austroriparian division of 

 Lower Austral Zone. ' ' (Goldman) 



Everglades Rice Rat.^ — -Oryzomys palustris coloratus Bangs. 

 Like natator but still more tawny in color of upperparts; 

 size of natator. Found in "Tropical southern Florida, north 

 to Lake Okechobee." (Goklman) 



Texas Rice Rat. — Oryzomys palustris texensis Allen. 



Similar to typical palustris but paler in color, with less warm 



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