Handleyomys alfaroi

Handleyomys alfaroi
Skull of Handleyomys alfaroi from Cana, Panama.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Handleyomys
Species: H. alfaroi
Binomial name
Handleyomys alfaroi
(Allen, 1891)
Synonyms

Oryzomys alfaroi Allen, 1891

Handleyomys alfaroi, also known as Alfaro's Rice Rat[1] or Alfaro's Oryzomys,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was previously included in Oryzomys as Oryzomys alfaroi. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical lowland or montane dry forests at elevations ranging from sea level to 2500 m.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Timm et al., 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

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