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Handleyomys melanotis

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Handleyomys melanotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Handleyomys
Species:
H. melanotis
Binomial name
Handleyomys melanotis
(Thomas, 1893)
Synonyms

Oryzomys melanotis Thomas, 1893
[Handleyomys] melanotis: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

Handleyomys melanotis, also known as the black-eared oryzomys[2] or black-eared rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in coastal lowland forest in western Mexico.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2016). "Handleyomys melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15606A22328750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15606A22328750.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

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