Melanomys caliginosus
| Melanomys caliginosus | |
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| M. caliginosus in Turrialba, Costa Rica alongside banana peels | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Melanomys |
| Species: | M. caliginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanomys caliginosus (Tomes, 1860) | |
Melanomys caliginosus, also known as the dusky melanomys[2] or dusky rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from Central America, in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, into South America, where it occurs in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Populations currently classified under M. caliginosus may in fact include more than one species.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Melanomys caliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T13046A115108519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13046A22344255.en. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Melanomys caliginosus". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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