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]
| Handleyomys melanotis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Handleyomys |
| Species: | H. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Handleyomys melanotis (Thomas, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys melanotis Thomas, 1893 | |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
Literature cited
edit- 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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