Handleyomys melanotis (Thomas, 1893)
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413. View Plate 20: Cricetidae
Black-eared Rice Rat
French: Oryzomys a oreilles noires / German: Schwarzohr-Reisratte / Spanish: Rata arrocera de orejas negraa
Other common names: Black-eared Oryzomys
Taxonomy. Oryzomys melanotis Thomas, 1893 View in CoL , Mineral San Sebastian, Jalisco, Mexico.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. W Mexico, from S Sinaloa to SW Oaxaca . View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 87-118 mm, tail 99-135 mm, ear 16-19 mm, hindfoot 24-28 mm; weight 25 g. The Black-eared Rice Rat is a moderately small species of “ Handleyomys ,” with yellowish brown dorsum and white venter washed with gray; ear tips are light yellow; and tail is bicolored.
Habitat. Deciduous and evergreen tropical forests from sea level to elevations of c.2000 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. The Black-eared Rice Rat is nocturnal and terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Alvarez-Castafieda, Castro-Arellano, Lacher & Vazquez (2016b), Engstrom (1984), Goldman (1918a), Téllez & Medellin (2014).
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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Handleyomys melanotis
| Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017 |
Oryzomys melanotis
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