Sumichrast's vesper rat
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| Sumichrast's vesper rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Nyctomys sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860) |
Sumichrast's vesper rat (scientific name Nyctomys sumichrasti) is a type of rat found in South Mexico to South-Central America. The adult length is 11-13cm, with a tail length of 8.5-15.5cm. It is one of the more brightly coloured rats, with a pinkish-brown back and white underparts. The first toe on each foot is thumb-like to aid the gripping of twigs. N. sumichrasti is unusual in that it is very much arboreal, and builds nests of twigs and leaves with a colony. It is nocturnal and herbivorous, eating plants such as figs and avocados.
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- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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