Sigmodontomys aphrastus Harris 1932

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1178

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scientific name	Sigmodontomys aphrastus Harris 1932
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Sigmodontomys aphrastus Harris 1932 , Occas. Pap. Mus . Zool., Univ. Michigan, 248: 5.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, San José Prov., San Joaquin de Dota, 4000 ft (1219 m).

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Sigmodontomys.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality, Chiriqui Prov. in W Panamá, and Pichincha Prov. in NC Ecuador ( Voss, 1988:423).

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Usually listed as a species of Oryzomys of uncertain relationship ( Hall, 1981). Assignment to Sigmodontomys tentative following the observations of Ray (1962). Distribution meagerly documented, known by only four specimens.