Aegialomys xanthaeolus

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{speciesbox

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Zeballos and Weksler, 2008

| genus = Aegialomys

| species = xanthaeolus

| authority = (Thomas, 1894)

| synonyms =

• Oryzomys xanthaeolus Thomas, 1894
• [Aegialomys] xanthaeolus: Weksler et al., 2006}}

Aegialomys xanthaeolus, also known as the yellowish oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or yellowish rice rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the genus Aegialomys in tribe Oryzomyini, which was not recognized as distinct from Oryzomys until 2006. It is found in coastal Ecuador and Peru. Though it is currently the only formally recognized mainland species of Aegialomys, at least one other exists.Weksler et al., 2006 The specific name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "xantheolus", without the second "a".