Nephelomys childi (Thomas, 1895)
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378. View Plate 20: Cricetidae
Child’s Rice Rat
French: Néphélomys de Child / German: Child-Reisratte / Spanish: Rata arrocera de Child
Other common names: Child's Nephelomys
Taxonomy. Oryzomys childi Thomas, 1895 , Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. All Andes Ranges of Colombia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 120-184 mm, tail 110-194 mm, ear 11-28 mm, hindfoot 28-43 mm; weight 43-86 g. Child’s Rice Rat is medium-sized, with dorsal pelage varying in length and texture geographically; some specimens have dense and short fur, and others have very dense and longer hair; and ventral pelage of some specimens have small white patches in gular region.
Habitat. Andean forests at elevations of 1140-3400 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.
Bibliography. Cardenas (2017), Ospina (2002), Percequillo (20159).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Nephelomys childi
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Oryzomys childi
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